Word: cryptogamous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: cryp
tog
a
mous
Definition: Of or pertaining to the cryptogams; formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi
Morphemes:
Affix: crypto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Cryptographic; of or relating to cryptanalysis
Affix: -gamous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having the specified form of reproduction, or reproductive organs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γάμος
Language: grc
Decoded: gamos
Meaning: union, marriage