Definition of Cryptogamia

1. Noun. In former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi.

Generic synonyms: Division
Group relationships: Kingdom Plantae, Plant Kingdom, Plantae
Antonyms: Phanerogamae

Definition of Cryptogamia

1. n. The series or division of flowerless plants, or those never having true stamens and pistils, but propagated by spores of various kinds.

Medical Definition of Cryptogamia

1. A montaxonomic division of the plant kingdom containing all forms of plant life that do not reproduce by means of seeds; included are the algae, bacteria, fungi, lichens, mosses, liverworts, ferns, horsetails, and club mosses. Origin: crypto-+ G. Gamos, marriage (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryptogamia

cryptococci
cryptococcoma
cryptococcoses
cryptococcosis
cryptococcosis
Cryptococcus
cryptococcus
cryptococcus neoformans
cryptocoryne
cryptocrystalline
Cryptocystis trichodectis
cryptodidymus
cryptogam
cryptogam
Cryptogamia
Cryptogamia
cryptogamic
cryptogamous
cryptogams
cryptogenic
cryptogenic
cryptogenic cirrhosis
cryptogenic epilepsy
cryptogenic infection
cryptogenic pyaemia
cryptogenic septicaemia
cryptogram
Cryptogramma
Cryptogrammataceae
Cryptogramma acrostichoides

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