Cryptogamae

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Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, hidden) + γάμος (gámos, reproduction, literally marriage).

Proper noun

Cryptogamae

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic subkingdom within the kingdom Plantae – a polyphyletic taxon comprising the cryptogams, all plants that reproduce by means of spores rather than seeds.

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