gymnosperm

English

Etymology

from Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”)

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Noun

gymnosperm (plural gymnosperms)

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

Hyponyms

(plant with seed not in ovary): conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, Gnetales

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Translations

plant whose seeds are not in an ovary

Chinese:
Mandarin: 裸子植物 (zh) (luǒzǐzhíwù)
Dutch: naaktzadige m
Esperanto: nudsemplanto, gimnospermo
Finnish: paljassiemeninen
Italian: gimnosperma f

Macedonian: голосеменик m (golosémenik)
Portuguese: gimnosperma (pt) f
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: gimnosperma f
Telugu: వివృతబీజము (vivr̥tabījamu)
Vietnamese: thực vật hạt trần, thực vật khỏa tử

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