cryptogamous
Americanadjective
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We saw on the summit of the Peak no trace of psora, lecidea, or other cryptogamous plants; no insect fluttered in the air.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina
As if to complete the comparison, I found Alpine lichens growing among cactus and palms, and a crust of Arctic cryptogamous growth covered rocks, between which sprang tropical flowers.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 by Various
Even the beginner in botany should have some general idea of what cryptogamous plants are, and what are the obvious distinctions of the principal families.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
In conclusion, I would observe that the discovery of the cryptogamous origin of the many disorders of the human system is effecting important changes in their treatment.
From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.
There are, at nearly the lowest computation, as many as one hundred thousand species of phanerogamous plants, and the cryptogamous species are thought to be still more numerous.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
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