any of the Cryptogamia, a former primary division of plants that have no true flowers or seeds and that reproduce by spores, as the ferns, mosses, fungi, and algae.
Main Entry: cryp·to·gam Pronunciation: 'krip-t&-"gam Function: noun : a plant (as a fern, moss, alga, or fungus) reproducing by spores andnot producing flowers or seed —cryp·to·gam·ic/"krip-t&-'gam-ik/orcryp·tog·a·mous/krip-'täg-&-m&s/adjective
[krip-tuh-gam] 
təˌgæm