adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to gymnosperms; having seeds that are not enclosed in a fruit or ovary
Usage: botanical term; technical
Examples
- Pine trees are gymnospermous plants that produce naked seeds on cone scales.
- Gymnospermous species like spruce and fir dominate many northern forests.
- The gymnospermous conifers evolved before flowering plants appeared on Earth.
- Students learned that gymnospermous plants lack the protective fruit covering found in angiosperms.
- Ginkgo is a gymnospermous tree prized for its distinctive fan-shaped leaves.