cryptogam

noun
cryp·​to·​gam | \ ˈkrip-tə-ˌgam How to pronounce cryptogam (audio) \

Definition of cryptogam

: a plant or plantlike organism (such as a fern, moss, alga, or fungus) reproducing by spores and not producing flowers or seed

Other Words from cryptogam

cryptogamic \ ˌkrip-​tə-​ˈga-​mik How to pronounce cryptogamic (audio) \ or less commonly cryptogamous \ krip-​ˈtä-​gə-​məs How to pronounce cryptogamous (audio) \ adjective

First Known Use of cryptogam

1799, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for cryptogam

borrowed from French cryptogame "cryptogamous, cryptogam" (after Cryptogamia, Linnaean group of non-seed-bearing plants), from crypto- crypto- + -game -gamous

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cryptogam

noun
cryp·​to·​gam | \ ˈkrip-tə-ˌgam How to pronounce cryptogam (audio) \

Medical Definition of cryptogam

: a plant or plantlike organism (as a fern, moss, alga, or fungus) reproducing by spores and not producing flowers or seed

Other Words from cryptogam

cryptogamic \ ˌkrip-​tə-​ˈgam-​ik How to pronounce cryptogamic (audio) \ or cryptogamous \ krip-​ˈtäg-​ə-​məs How to pronounce cryptogamous (audio) \ adjective