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gymnosperm

gym·nos·perm

uncommon

noun

1.

plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary

Origin

from Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”). By surface analysis, gymno- + sperm.

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