cryptogamic

• In every fresh specimen of cryptogamic which I placed beneath my instrument I believed that I discovered wonders of which the world was as yet ignorant. —  Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Mystic-Humorous Stories
• [23] He admits that "evolution," as embracing the idea of "natural selection," can have nothing to do with the vast assemblage of infusorial and cryptogamic organisms, until they assume definitely recurring forms, that is, rise into species and breed true to nature. —  Life: Its True Genesis
• Myriads of flies are the only annoyance we have Seeing how much I have been favoured in my present progress, I am full of hopes that our Almighty Protector will allow me to bring my darling scheme to a successful termination Your most sincere friend LUDWIG LEICHHARDT See page 166.--Chapter VII THE NARDOO PLANT The Nardoo appears generally to be considered the seed of the lentil, or some other plant of the bean tribe, whereas it belongs to one of those cryptogamic or flowerless plants, which, like ferns and mosses, do not produce perfect seeds, but are increased by cellular bodies named spores. —  The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888
• Various passages in his work seem to show that he considers the cryptogamic organisms called bacteria, as well as those known as vibrios, as belonging to the animal kingdom (see Bulletin de l'Academie de Medecine, Paris, 1875, pp. 249, 251, especially 256, 266, 267, 289, and 290). —  The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)
• Whether it belongs to our castle by right I cannot tell A species of report," said Donal, "very likely to arise by a kind of cryptogamic generation! —  Donal Grant, by George MacDonald

Used in the Same Context