Producing or bearing naked or exposed spores; having spores that are not enclosed in a protective covering.
From 'gymnos' (naked) and '-sporous' (bearing or producing spores), with the '-ous' suffix. This describes organisms or structures characterized by having exposed spores.
The '-sporous' ending is super useful in biology—it lets you describe exactly how a fungus or fern spreads its reproductive particles without needing a whole sentence!
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