cryptogamous
Americanadjective
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Paraphysis, pa-raf′i-sis, n. an erect sterile filament accompanying the sexual organs of some cryptogamous plants:—pl.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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
Some of them undoubtedly have structures akin to those of the tree-like Club-mosses, as Williamson has well shown, and may have been cryptogamous.
From The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants by Dawson, Sir J. William
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
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 Zimmermann, G. A.
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