Bearing or having naked seeds; characteristic of plants whose seeds are not enclosed in a fruit or ovary.
From Greek 'gymnos' (naked) and 'spermous' (seed-bearing or seed-producing), using the '-ous' suffix meaning 'full of' or 'having the quality of.'
'-ous' is Latin's way of saying 'having lots of something'—so 'gymnospermous' literally means 'having lots of naked seeds' or 'characterized by naked seeds.'
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