gymnosperm

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from Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, naked) + σπέρμα (spérma, seed). By surface analysis, gymno- +‎ sperm. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Do we know when the term was coined?”)

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gymnosperm (plural gymnosperms)

  1. (botany) Any plant such as a conifer whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary.

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