cryptogamic

cryp to gam ic |ˌkriptəˈgamik ˌkrɪptəˈɡæmɪk | ▶adjective Botany of, relating to, or denoting cryptogams. • Ecology (of a desert soil or surface crust ) covered with or consisting of a fragile black layer of cyanobacteria, mosses, and lichens, which is often important in preventing erosion.

cryptogamic

crypto |gam ¦ic |krɪptə (ʊ )ˈɡamɪk | ▶adjective 1 Botany relating to or denoting cryptogams. 2 Ecology (of a desert soil or surface crust ) covered with or consisting of a fragile black layer of cyanobacteria, mosses, and lichens, which is often important in preventing erosion.