Gymnosperm

• Title

  Gymnosperm

• Definition

  A vascular plant with seeds not enclosed in an ovary (examples of gymnosperms are cycads, pines, firs, and spruce trees). The name of this group of plants means naked seeds.

• Related Terms

  Angiosperm

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