- cryp|to|gam
- cryp|to|gam «KRIHP tuh gam», noun.Botany. an old term for plants having no seeds, such as ferns and mosses.╂[< New Latin Cryptogamia < Greek kryptós hidden + gámos marriage, wedlock]
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cryp|to|gam|ic — «KRIHP tuh GAM ihk», adjective. of cryptogams; resembling cryptogams … Useful english dictionary
cryp — al·lo·cryp·tic; an·ti·cryp·tic; cryp·ta·rithm; cryp·te·ro·ni·a·ce·ae; cryp·tic; cryp·ti·cal·ly; cryp·ti·tis; cryp·to·batholithic; cryp·to·biotic; cryp·to·blast; cryp·to·bran·chia; cryp·to·bran·chi·dae; cryp·to·bran·chus; cryp·to·car·ya;… … English syllables
cryptogam — cryp·to·gam … English syllables
cryptogamia — cryp·to·gam·ia … English syllables
cryptogamian — cryp·to·gam·i·an … English syllables
cryptogamic — cryp·to·gam·ic … English syllables
cryptogam — cryp·to·gam krip tə .gam n a plant or plantlike organism (as a fern, moss, alga, or fungus) reproducing by spores and not producing flowers or seed cryp·to·gam·ic .krip tə gam ik or cryp·tog·a·mous krip täg ə məs adj * * * cryp·to·gam (kripґto… … Medical dictionary
cryptogam — cryp•to•gam [[t]ˈkrɪp təˌgæm[/t]] n. bot a plant that bears no true flowers or seeds and that reproduces by spores, as the ferns, mosses, fungi, and algae • Etymology: 1840–50; < NL Cryptogamia. See crypto , gamy cryp to•gam′ic,… … From formal English to slang
cryptogamic — cryp·to·gam·ic (krip″to gamґik) pertaining to cryptogams; reproducing by spores … Medical dictionary
cryptogamical — cryp·to·gam·i·cal … English syllables
