Definition of Cryptogams. Meaning of Cryptogams. Synonyms of Cryptogams

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Definition of Cryptogams

Cryptogam
Cryptogam Cryp"to*gam (kr?p"t?-g?m), n. [Cf. F. cryptogame. See Cryptogamia.] (Bot.) A plant belonging to the Cryptogamia. --Henslow.

Meaning of Cryptogams from wikipedia

- Linnaean taxonomy. Cryptogams have been classified into three sub-kingdoms: Thallophyta, Bryophyta, and Pteridophyta. Not all cryptogams are treated as part...
- supports a diversity of lichens and mosses, collectively referred to as cryptogams (spore-producing plants). It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names...
- flowering plants. Antheridia are present in the gametophyte phase of cryptogams like bryophytes and ferns. Many algae and some fungi, for example, ascomycetes...
- Gr**** φανερός (phanerós), meaning "visible", in contrast to the term "cryptogam" or "cryptogamae" (from Ancient Gr**** κρυπτός (kruptós) 'hidden', and...
- produce neither flowers nor seeds, they are sometimes referred to as "cryptogams", meaning that their means of reproduction is hidden. They are also the...
- A fungus (pl.: fungi /ˈfʌndʒaɪ/ , /ˈfʌŋɡaɪ/ , /ˈfʌŋɡi/ , or /ˈfʌndʒi/ ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms...
- English banker, botanist and antiquary. He specialized in the botany of cryptogams and was the father-in-law of the botanist William Jackson Hooker and of...
- strategy is not limited to the seed plants; some species of spore-bearing cryptogams—such as Selaginella—form tumbleweeds, and some fungi that resemble puffballs...
- wetland habitats, and the Francis Rose Reserve, the first devoted to cryptogams (mosses, lichens and ferns).[citation needed] Wakehurst is home to the...
- director of the botanical garden there. Prantl worked particularly on Cryptogams. Lehrbuch der Botanik (Textbook of Botany), 7 Eds., Leipzig 1887. English...