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gymnosperm

gym·no·sperm [ jímnə spùrm ] (plural gym·no·sperms)

noun

Definition:

woody cone-bearing plant: a woody vascular plant in which the ovules are carried naked on the scales of a cone, e.g. a conifer, cycad, or ginkgo.
See also angiosperm

[Mid-19th century. Via modern Latin< Greek gumnospermos "naked seed"]

gym·no·sper·mous [ jìmnə spúrməss ] adjective

gym·no·sper·my noun

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