Gymnospermous

2 definitions found

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

  Gymnospermous \Gym`no*sper"mous\ (j[i^]m"n[-o]*sp[~e]r"m[u^]s),
     a. [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.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gymnospermous
       adj : relating to or characteristic of plants of the class
             Gymnospermae