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—gymnosporous /jim'neuh spawr"euhs, -spohr"-, jim nos"peuhr euhs/, adj./jim"neuh spawr', -spohr'/, n. Bot.a naked spore, esp. one not produced in a sporangium or one lacking a protective envelope.[1880-85; GYMNO- + -SPORE]
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Universalium. 2010.