Gymnosperms

/ˈdʒɪmnoʊˌspɜːmz/ noun

Definition

Seed-bearing plants such as conifers, cycads, and ginkgos whose seeds are not enclosed in a protective fruit or ovary.

Etymology

From Greek 'gymnos' (naked) and 'sperma' (seed). The term was coined by botanists to distinguish these plants from angiosperms, which have enclosed seeds.

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Gymnosperms are ancient plant superstars—conifers have been around for over 300 million years and still dominate entire forests! They're the reason we have evergreen trees.

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