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cryptogamic

cryptogamic adjective: of or pertaining to the cryptogams.

Adjective

cryptogamic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
    • A number of cryptogamic plants swim about at random in the waters, among which the most interesting, perhaps, in our present state of knowledge, is the sargasso, or gulf-weed of voyagers (Fucus natans), which is found in the Gulph of Florida, and some other parts of the ocean floating in masses or...1826, James L[awson] Drummond, “Of the Root (Radix)”, in First Steps to Botany, Intended as Popular Illustrations of the Science, Leading to Its Study as a Branch of General Education, 2nd edition...
    Synonyms:
    cryptogamous

Synonyms of cryptogamic

Origin of cryptogamic

From cryptogam + -ic.

Questions about cryptogamic

What does cryptogamic mean?
Cryptogamic means of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
What part of speech is cryptogamic?
Cryptogamic is an adjective.

Words near cryptogamic in the dictionary

  1. cryptofunctions
  2. cryptogam
  3. cryptogame
  4. cryptogames
  5. cryptogamian
  6. cryptogamic
  7. cryptogamical
  8. cryptogamist
  9. cryptogamists
  10. cryptogamous
  11. cryptogams

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