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CRYPTOGAMOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
cryptogamic; cryptogamous
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
cryptogam (formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi)
Derivation:
cryptogam (formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi)