cryptogamous

• Adjetivo obsoleto en botánica que describe plantas que se reproducen por esporas en lugar de por semillas, como helechos y musgos. También puede usarse de forma figurada para algo que se reproduce o propaga de manera oculta o no evidente.

An obsolete botanical term describing plants that reproduce by spores, not seeds (e.g., ferns, mosses).

1. Relating to cryptogamsC2formalscientific

   Pertaining to plants that reproduce by spores, not by seeds or flowers, such as ferns, mosses, and algae.

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   • The cryptogamous flora of the forest floor includes many species of moss and lichen.
   • Botanists study cryptogamous plants to understand early plant evolution.
   • The damp cave walls were covered in cryptogamous growth.

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