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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
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
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