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1. (n.) gymnosperm
any nonflowering plant having seeds that are not enclosed in fruit at the time of pollination; any conifer, cycad, or ginkgo.
Etymology: (1820–30; < NL gymnospermae (pl.) )
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1. (noun) gymnosperm
plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary
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1. (noun) gymnosperm
a plant that bears naked seeds (i. e., seeds not inclosed in an ovary), as the common pine and hemlock. Cf. Angiosperm
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