英 [ˈkrɪptəʊˌɡæm] 美 [ˈkrɪptəˌɡæm]
n. [植] 隐花植物
cryptogam /ˈkrɪptəʊˌɡæm/
→comparephanerogam
formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi
隐花植物
由于其主要分 布在较低等的隐花植物（Cryptogams）中，童哲（1985）将其译为隐花色素。隐花色素 是吸收蓝光（400～500 nm）和近紫外光（320-400 rim）而调节植物形态及新陈代谢变化...
cryptogamic 隐花植物的
Later in the war, the curator of the cryptogam herboriam was drafted to Bletchley Park because somebody misread cryptogam – tiny, non-flowering plants – as cryptogram.
战争后期，隐花类草本馆馆长被调到了布莱奇利公园，因为有些人把隐花植物误解为——小型无花植物。