- cryptogamic
- adjective see cryptogam
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cryptogamic
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Cryptogamic — Cryptogamian Cryp to*ga mi*an (kr?p t? g? m? an), Cryptogamic Cryp to*gam ic (kr?p t? g?m ?k), Cryptogamous Cryp*to gam*ousa. Of or pertaining to the series Cryptogamia, or to plants of that series. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cryptogamic — See cryptogam. * * * … Universalium
cryptogamic — adjective Of or pertaining to the cryptogams Syn: cryptogamous … Wiktionary
cryptogamic — cryp·to·gam·ic (krip″to gamґik) pertaining to cryptogams; reproducing by spores … Medical dictionary
cryptogamic — cryp·to·gam·ic· || ‚krɪptəʊ gæmɪk adj. lacking seeds or flowers (i.e. ferns or mosses) … English contemporary dictionary
cryptogamic — adjective 1》 Botany relating to or denoting cryptogams. 2》 Ecology relating to or denoting a fragile black surface layer of cyanobacteria, mosses, and lichens … English new terms dictionary
cryptogamic — cryp·to·gam·ic … English syllables
cryptogamic — adjective of or relating to a cryptogam • Syn: ↑cryptogamous • Pertains to noun: ↑cryptogam (for: ↑cryptogamous), ↑cryptogam • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cryptogamic crust — A type of microbiotic crust consisting of a thin, biotic layer at the ground surface composed predominantly of cryptogams (i.e., algae, lichen, mosses, lichens and liverworts); most commonly found in semiarid or arid environments. Compare:… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
cryptogam — cryptogamic, cryptogamous /krip tog euh meuhs/, cryptogamical, adj. cryptogamist, n. cryptogamy, n. /krip teuh gam /, n. Bot. any of the Cryptogamia, a former primary division of plants that have no true flowers or seeds and that reproduce by… … Universalium
