Gymnospermous

gym·no·sperm  (jmn-spûrm)

n.

A plant, such as a cycad or conifer, whose seeds are not enclosed within an ovary.

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[From New Latin Gymnospermae, class name, from Greek gumnospermos : gumnos, naked; see nog^w- in Indo-European roots + sperma, seed; see sperm¹.]

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gymno·spermous adj.

gymno·spermy n.

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Adj.

1.

gymnospermous - relating to or characteristic of plants of the class Gymnospermae