cryptogamous
Americanadjective
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The club-moss called Lycopodium cernuum affords a striking example of a cryptogamous plant universally distributed over all equinoctial countries.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
Of course, the great lines of the general pedigree are due to progression, many single steps in this direction leading together to the great superiority of the flowering plants over their cryptogamous ancestors.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
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 J. A. Warder
They are followed again by higher cryptogamous plants, especially ferns and club-mosses.
From The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality by G. A. Zimmermann
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 Asa Gray
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