cryptogamous
Americanadjective
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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.
But all the islands are rich in cryptogamous plants, of which there is an almost infinite variety.
From The Hawaiian Archipelago by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
Riccia, rik′si-a, n. a genus of cryptogamous plants.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
In the northern part of the temperate zone, the cryptogamous plants are the first that cover the stony crust of the globe.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina
Acrogens, or Acrogenous Plants, a name for the vascular cryptogamous plants, 156.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
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