GYMNOSPERM


Meaning of GYMNOSPERM in English

— gymnospermism , n.

/jim"neuh sperrm'/ , n. Bot.

a vascular plant having seeds that are not enclosed in an ovary; a conifer or cycad. Cf. angiosperm .

[ 1820-30; gymnospermae name of type. See GYMNO-, -SPERM ]

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