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gymnosperm
CIDE DICTIONARY
gymnosperm, n.
A plant that bears naked seeds (i. e. , seeds not inclosed in an ovary), as the common pine and hemlock. Cf. Angiosperm. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
gymnosperm, n. any of various plants having seeds unprotected by an ovary, including conifers, cycads, and ginkgos (opp. ANGIOSPERM).
Derivative
gymnospermous adj.
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