Gymnocarpous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gymnocarpous \Gym`no*car"pous\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*k[aum]r"p[u^]s), a.
     [Gr. gymno`s naked + karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.)
     Naked-fruited, the fruit either smooth or not adherent to the
     perianth. --Gray.
     [1913 Webster]