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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/
Cryptogams include ferns, mosses, and algae.
Криптогамы включают папоротники, мхи и водоросли.
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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