gymnospermous

American  

[jim-nuh-spur-muhs] / ˌdʒɪm nəˈspɜr məs /

Also gymnospermal

adjective

Botany.

1. of or relating to a gymnosperm; having exposed or naked seeds.

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Etymology

Origin of gymnospermous

1720–30; < New Latin gymnospermus < Greek gymnóspermos. See gymno-, -spermous

Example Sentences

It was not even, like that of the coal period, solely or mainly cryptogamous or gymnospermous.

From The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science by Dawson, John William

It remained uncertain, however, from which line of Cryptogams the gymnospermous Seed-plants had sprung.

From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)

Very similar would seem to have been the fate of a more familiar gymnospermous tree, the Gingko or Salisburia.

From Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism by Gray, Asa

The general relation of the gymnospermous Seed-plants to the Higher Cryptogamia was cleared up, independently of fossil evidence, by the brilliant researches of Hofmeister, dating from the middle of the past century.

From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)

It is contained in a seed-vessel formed from the ovary in the plants called angiospermous; while in gymnospermous plants, such as Coniferae and Cycadaceae, it is naked, or, in other words, has no true pericarp.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various