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Webster 1913 Edition

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(kr?pˊt?-g?′m?-?)

Noun.

;

pl.

Cryptogamiæ

(-[GREEK])

[NL., fr. Gr.

κρυπτόσ

hidden, secret +

γάμοσ

marriage.]

(Bot.)

The series or division of flowerless plants, or those never having true stamens and pistils, but propagated by spores of various kinds.

IV.

. The molds, mildews, mushrooms, puffballs, etc., which are variously grouped into several subclasses and many orders. The

Lichenes

or Lichens are now considered to be of a mixed nature, each plant partly a Fungus and partly an Alga.