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Noun: cryptogam  'krip-tu,gam
  1. Formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi

Derived forms: cryptogams

Type of: flora, plant, plant life

Encyclopedia: Cryptogam