Synonyms for cryptogam
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts.
Related words
- Other spellings
- cryptogame
Forms
- Plural
- cryptogams → aëtheogams, pteridophytes, aetheogams…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cryptogam | falling | |
| pteridophyte | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- aetheogam
- 12 letters
- pteridophyte