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cryptogame
kʁiptogam
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kʁiptogam
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Definition of cryptogame - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

botaniqueDatedplante sans fleurs qui se reproduit par des sporesDated
  • La mousse est un cryptogame qui pousse sur les rochers humides.

Adjective

botaniqueDatedqui se reproduit sans fleur ni fruit visibleDated
  • Les fougères sont des plantes cryptogames très répandues.
cryptogamique sans fruit
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Origin of cryptogame

grec, crypto- (secret) + -game (gamèe? from Greek gamos: mariage)

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Examples of cryptogame in a sentence

  • La fougère est un cryptogame très répandu dans cette forêt humide.
  • Le professeur a montré un cryptogame desséché dans son herbier.

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  1. English:cryptogam, cryptogamic, ...
  2. German:Kryptogame, kryptogam, ...
  3. Italian:crittogama, criptogamo, ...
  4. Spanish:criptógama, criptógamo, ...
  5. Portuguese:criptógama, criptógamo, ...
  6. Chinese:隐花植物, 隐花植物的, ...
  7. Japanese:隠花植物, 隠花植物の, ...
  8. Arabic:نَبَات لَا زَهْرِي, لازهرية, ...
  9. Hebrew:צֶמַח מִסְתּוֹרִי, קְרִיפְּטוֹגַמִּי, ...
  10. Russian:криптогам, криптогамный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:криптогама, криптогамний, ...

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