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Cryptogamous

Definition: Relating to or characteristic of cryptogams, a group of primitive plants that reproduce by spores rather than by flowers or seeds.

Part of Speech:

• Adjective

Senses:

Sense 1:

Definition: Of or pertaining to cryptogams.

Example: The botanist studied the cryptogamous flora in the forest.

Sense 2:

Definition: Reproducing or propagating by means of spores rather than by seeds or flowers.

Example: Mosses and ferns are considered cryptogamous plants.

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