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cryptogam
cryp·to·gam [ kríptə gàm ] (plural cryp·to·gams)


noun 
Definition:
 
plant reproducing without seeds: an organism such as a fern, moss, alga, or fungus that reproduces by means of spores instead of seeds
[Late 18th century. Via French< modern Latin cryptogamus "hidden marriage"; because the means of reproduction is not apparent]

cryp·to·gam·ic [ krìptə gámmik ] adjective
cryp·tog·a·mous [ krip tóggəməss ] adjective
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