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隠花植物 (いんかしょくぶつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
cryptogam ; cryptogamous plant
obsolete term botany
Obsolete botanical term for plants that reproduce by spores rather than flowers, such as ferns, mosses, and algae. Replaced in modern Japanese by 胞子植物 (ほうししょくぶつ).
See also: 胞子植物 · 顕花植物
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The classification 'cryptogam' is hardly used nowadays.
Similar words 胞ほう 子し 植しょく 物ぶつ Modern term for spore-producing plants; replaces 隠花植物 in current botanical usage.
顕けん 花か 植しょく 物ぶつ Obsolete term for seed plants (phanerogams), the counterpart to 隠花植物 in the old classification system.
Etymology Coined in Japanese from 隠 (hidden) + 花 (flower) + 植物 (plant), as a translation of the Western botanical term 'cryptogam' (literally 'hidden reproduction'). The exact date of coinage is uncertain, but it was used in Meiji-era botanical texts.
