Synonyms & related words for cryptogam

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of cryptogam. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to cryptogam

Explore words related to cryptogam — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include thallophyte, prothallus, phanerogam, pteridophyte, spermatophyte, acrogen, apomict, nonflowering. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does cryptogam come from?

The word cryptogam breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: crypto-, from Greek kryptos (“hidden”); and gam, from Greek gamos (“marriage, reproduction”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.