Cryptogamae ꞏ cryptogamous plant (botany) ꞏ plants such as algae 藻類|藻类[zǎo lèi], moss 苔蘚|苔藓[tái xiǎn] and fern 蕨類|蕨类[jué lèi] that reproduce by spores 孢子[bāo zǐ] in place of flowers