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cryptogam

UK
/ˈkrɪp.tə.ɡæm/
US
/ˈkrɪp.tə.ɡæm/

Translations

cryptogamnoun
cryptogams
pl
UK
/ˈkrɪp.tə.ɡæm/
US
/ˈkrɪp.tə.ɡæm/
cryptogameTerme de botanique : plante se reproduisant par spores, sans fleurs ni graines.
Mosses and ferns are examples of cryptogams that thrive in moist environments.
Les mousses et les fougères sont des exemples de cryptogames qui prospèrent dans les milieux humides.
Synonyms
plant
alga
fungus
moss
liverwort
bryophyte

Definitions

cryptogamnoun
A plant or plant-like organism that reproduces by spores, without flowers or seeds, such as ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi.
Mosses and ferns are examples of cryptogams that thrive in moist environments.
A member of the former Linnaean class Cryptogamia, encompassing all spore-producing plants and plant-like organisms such as ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi.
Linnaeus grouped ferns and fungi together as cryptogams under the class Cryptogamia.
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