Criptic

Criptic [ Botany - Ecology ]	Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names
Synonyms: Inconspicuous, Camouflaged, Hidden, Concealed Adverbbs: Cryptically

Pertaining to a hidden or concealed condition, particularly of a plant or animal that camouflage in its natural environment.

[From Greek “kryptikos” meaning “hidden”]

Similar to the background; difficult to observe, inconspicuous, camouflaged, or hidden
Applied to organism that live amongst sheltering and concealing cover or which have protective colouration, or both. Describes the form, colouring or markings of plants or animals that hide them from potential predators. Camouflage is cryptic coloration.

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