Meanings
- Any plant of the genus Cryptospora, of the flowering plant family Brassicaceae.
- archaicAny of a genus Cryptospora of fungi, of the family Gnomoniaceae, now genus Cryptosporella
Origin
From the genus name.
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cryptospora. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptospora
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