gymnosperm

== English == === Etymology === from Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”). By surface analysis, gymno- +‎ sperm. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Do we know when the term was coined?”) === Pronunciation === === 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 ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Gymnospermae gymnospore ==== Translations ====