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Cryptogam
Any plant or plant-like organism that reproduces by spores, without flowers or seeds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with cryptogram.
A cryptogam (scientific name Cryptogamae) is a plant (in the wide sense of the word) or a plant-like organism that reproduces by spores, without flowers or seeds.
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