gymnospermous

gymnospermous
/jim'neuh sperr"meuhs/, adj. Bot.
of or pertaining to a gymnosperm; having exposed or naked seeds.
Also, gymnospermal /jim'neuh sperr"meuhl/, gymnospermic /jim'neuh sperr"mik/.
[1720-30; < NL gymnospermus < Gk gymnóspermos. See GYMNO-, -SPERMOUS]

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