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Meaning of GYMNOSPERMOUS

Pronunciation:  `jimnu'spurmus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  relating to or characteristic of plants of the class Gymnospermae
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gym"no*sper`mous\, n. [Gr. gymno`spermos; gymno`s
naked + spe`rma seed: cf. F. gymnosperme.] (Bot.)
(a) Having naked seeds, or seeds not inclosed in a capsule or
    other vessel.
(b) Belonging to the class of plants consisting of
    gymnosperms.
 

 

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