Definition
Plants that produce seeds that are not enclosed in fruits, typically borne on cones or similar structures. This group includes conifers, cycads, and ginkgoes.
Etymology
From Greek 'gymnos' (naked) and 'sperma' (seed), meaning 'naked seed,' coined in the 1830s to contrast with angiosperms. The term highlights that these seeds develop exposed on cone scales rather than enclosed in protective fruits.
Kelly Says
Gymnosperms are the tough survivors of the plant world - they dominated Earth for over 200 million years before flowering plants showed up! Many can live for thousands of years and survive in harsh conditions where angiosperms can't, like the bristlecone pines that are among Earth's oldest living organisms.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አጥራሪ ዘራዎች
āṭṛārī zerāwōtʃ
ARالعربية
عاريات البذور
ʿāriyāt al-badhūr
CACatalà
gimnosperma
zhim-noh-SPEHR-mah
CSČeština
nahosemenné
nahoh-seh-meh-neh
DADansk
nøgenfrøede
nøh-gen-frøh-eh-deh
DEDeutsch
Gymnosperme
gʷim-noh-SPEHR-meh
ELΕλληνικά
γυμνόσπερμα
gim-nóh-sper-mah
ESEspañol
gimnosperma
hee-mnoh-SPEHR-mah
FAفارسی
برهنهدانه
barhane-dāneh
FISuomi
paljassiemeniset
pahl-yah-see-meh-nee-seht
FRFrançais
gymnosperme
zhim-noh-SPEHR-meh
HAHA
tsirarren bishiya
tsee-rah-rehn bee-shee-yah
HEעברית
ערות זרע
ʿerūt zeraʿ
HIहिन्दी
नग्नबीज
nagnabīj
HUMagyar
meztelencsírák
mehz-teh-lehn-chee-rahk
IDBahasa Indonesia
tumbuhan berbiji terbuka
toom-boohahn behr-bee-jee tehr-boo-kah
IGIG
osisi na akwụkwọ
oh-see-see nah ah-kwoo-kwoh
ITItaliano
gimnosperma
zhim-noh-SPEHR-mah
JA日本語
裸子植物
rashoku shokubutsu
KKKK
гимносперм
gʲimˈnospɛrm
KMKM
រុក្ខជាតិគ្មានស្លឹក
rohkh jheat kmean slək
KO한국어
裸子식물
naksae-sik-mul
MSBahasa Melayu
tumbuhan berbiji terbuka
toom-boohahn behr-bee-jee tehr-boo-kah
MYမြန်မာ
အားလ်စ်ပျော်လည်း
ārl sip pyaw lein
NLNederlands
naaktzadige
nākt-zā-dee-geh
NONorsk
nakenfrøete
nā-ken-frøh-eh-teh
PTPortuguês
gimnosperma
zhim-noh-SPEHR-mah
RORomână
gimnosperme
zhim-noh-SPEHR-meh
RUРусский
голосемянные
golosʲɪmʲɪˈjannɨje
SVSvenska
nakenfröiga
nā-ken-frö-ee-gah
SWKiswahili
mimea ya mbegu tupu
mee-meh yah mbegu too-poo
TAதமிழ்
அலங்கரிக்கப்படாத விதை
alankarikkappattaa vidhai
TEతెలుగు
నగ్నబీజాలు
nagnabījālu
THไทย
พืชเปลือยเมล็ด
pheūch pleūay melʹd
TLTL
mga halamang may buto
mah-hah-lahng may boo-toh
TRTürkçe
çıplak tohumlu
chiplak toh-oo-mloo
UKУкраїнська
голозерянні
holozʲerʲannʲi
URاردو
ننگے بیج
nangay beej
VITiếng Việt
thực vật hạt trần
thực vật hạt trần
ZUZU
ukudla okungena
oo-koo-dlah oh-kehn-gah