Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany, of, pertaining to, or resembling the Gymnospermæ; having naked seeds: opposed to angiospermous. Also
gymnogenous .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having naked seeds, or seeds not inclosed in a capsule or other vessel.
- adjective Belonging to the class of plants consisting of gymnosperms.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective botany Having
seeds that are not protected in a capsule - adjective botany Of or pertaining to a
gymnosperm
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or characteristic of plants of the class Gymnospermae
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a gymnospermous or polycotyledonous tree, and which we find associated with remains of Coccosteus and Diplacanthus.
The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed Hugh Miller 1829
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