gymnosperm
English
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
gymnosperm
Where it comes from
from Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”). By surface analysis, gymno- + sperm.
noun gymnosperms
- Any plant such as a conifer whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary. Like cycads — their gymnosperm relatives — and ferns, the ginkgo produces motile sperm.
Translations
Every language
noun plant whose seeds are not in an ovary
| Español | gimnosperma |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 겉씨식물 geotssisingmul |
| 日本語 | 裸子植物 rashi shokubutsu |
| 中文 | 裸子植物 luǒzǐzhíwù |
| हिन्दी | विवृतबीज vivŕtbīj, विवृतबीजी vivŕtbījī, अनावृतबीज anāvŕtbīj, अनावृतबीजी anāvŕtbījī |
| Português | gimnosperma |
| Français | gymnosperme |
| Deutsch | Nacktsamer, nacktsamige Pflanze |
| Italiano | gimnosperma |
| Tiếng Việt | thực vật hạt trần, thực vật khỏa tử |
Talk about this word "gymnosperm." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gymnosperm. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gymnosperm. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gymnosperm "gymnosperm." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gymnosperm.Cite this
@misc{gymnosperm_2026,
title = {gymnosperm},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gymnosperm},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
