Cryptogamae

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”) + γάμος (gámos, “reproduction”, literally “marriage”).

Proper noun

Cryptogamae

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic subkingdom within the kingdom Plantae – a polyphyletic taxon comprising the cryptogams, all plants that reproduce by means of spores rather than seeds.

See also

• Phanerogamae