gymnosperm
Meanings
noun
- Any plant such as a conifer whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary.
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Etymology
from Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”). By surface analysis, gymno- + sperm.
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