gym·no·sperm (j m n -spûrm )n. A plant, such as a cycad or conifer, whose seeds are not enclosed within an ovary. [From New Latin Gymnospermae, class name, from Greek gumnospermos : gumnos, naked; see nogw- in Indo-European roots + sperma, seed; see sperm1.] gym no·spermous adj.gym no·spermy n. |
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| Adj. | 1. | gymnospermous - relating to or characteristic of plants of the class Gymnospermae |
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