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Definition of Cryptophyte
1. Noun. Common in fresh and salt water appearing along the shore as algal blooms.
Exact synonyms: Cryptomonad
Generic synonyms: Alga, Algae
Group relationships: Class Cryptophyceae, Cryptophyceae
Generic synonyms: Alga, Algae
Group relationships: Class Cryptophyceae, Cryptophyceae
Definition of Cryptophyte
1. Noun. (biology) Any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water ¹
2. Noun. (biology) A cryptomonad ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryptophyte
Literary usage of Cryptophyte
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Sydenham Society's Lexicon of Medicine and the Allied Sciences ...by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society (1882)
"F. cryptophyte ; u. verborgene Pflanze.) Name by Link for the Algae, Lichens,
and mushrooms, which are the most imperfect of plants, ..."
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