cryptogamic
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.35 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
Example Sentences
- "A number of cryptogamic plants swim about at random in the waters, among which the most interesting, perhaps, in our present state of knowledge, is the sargasso, or gulf-weed of voyagers (Fucus natans), which is found in the Gulph of Florida, and some other parts of the ocean floating in masses or fields, many miles in length."
Etymology
From cryptogam + -ic.