Etymology

cryptogam

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Today it means: Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κρυπτός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκρυπτός“hidden”
  2. English todaycryptogam

From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”) + γαμέω (gaméō, “to marry”).

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