cryptogamous

1. 1.

   of or relating to a cryptogam

   Synonymscryptogamic

Questions about cryptogamous

What does cryptogamous mean?

cryptogamous means "of or relating to a cryptogam".

How many syllables are in cryptogamous?

cryptogamous has 4 syllables: cryp-to-ga-mous. The stress falls on "to".

What is another word for cryptogamous?

Close synonyms include cryptogamic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cryptogamous a common word?

cryptogamous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.