A variant or alternative form of cryptogam; a plant reproducing by spores with hidden reproductive structures.
From 'crypto-' (hidden) + 'game' (variant of 'gamos' meaning marriage). This is an older or regional variant of 'cryptogam' used in some European botanical traditions.
In older European botanical texts, 'cryptogame' was preferred to 'cryptogam'—it's like how English has 'ketchup' and 'catsup' meaning the same thing, except for invisible plant sex!
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