| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷məs adjective
Etymology: New Latin gymnospermus having naked seeds, from Greek gymnospermos, from gymno- gymn- + -spermos -spermous
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the class Gymnospermae ; especially : having ovules and seeds naked and without an enclosing ovary — contrasted with angiospermous
• gym·no·sper·my ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷mē noun -es