Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gymnospermous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gymnospermous \Gym"no*sper`mous\, n. [Gr. gymno`spermos; gymno`s
naked + spe`rma seed: cf. F. gymnosperme.] (Bot.)
(a) Having naked seeds, or seeds not inclosed in a capsule or
other vessel.
(b) Belonging to the class of plants consisting of
gymnosperms.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gymnospermous
adj : relating to or characteristic of plants of the class
Gymnospermae
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