cryp·to·gam·ic \|kriptə|gamik\adjective alsocryp·to·gam·i·cal\-mə̇kəl\; orcryp·tog·a·mous\(ˈ)krip|tägəməs\; orcryp·to·gam·i·an\|kriptə|gamēən, -ām-\ Etymology: New Latin Cryptogamia + English -ic, -ical or -ous or -an : belonging or relating to the nonflowering plants or to the old group Cryptogamia