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gymnosperm

Noun

gym=no=sperm

WORDNET DICTIONARY

gymnosperm(n = noun.plant) - plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary;

is a member of class gymnospermae, division gymnospermophyta, gymnospermae, gymnospermophyta

has particulars: progymnosperm, welwitschia, welwitschia mirabilis, cycad, pteridosperm, seed fern

Derived form adjective gymnospermous₁

gymnosperm, n.

A plant that bears naked seeds (i. e., seeds not inclosed in an ovary), as the common pine and hemlock. Cf. Angiosperm. [1913 Webster]

gymnosperm, n. any of various plants having seeds unprotected by an ovary, including conifers, cycads, and ginkgos (opp. ANGIOSPERM).

Derivative

gymnospermous adj.

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