Noun: cryptogam 'krip-tu,gam
- Formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi
"Cryptogams were once considered 'hidden marriage' plants due to their non-obvious reproductive structures"
Derived forms: cryptogams
Type of: flora, plant, plant life
Encyclopedia: Cryptogam