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    GYMNOSPERMOUS

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     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Relating to or characteristic of plants of the class Gymnospermaeplay

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Pertainym:

    Gymnospermae (plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Gymnospermae) and in others a division (Gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): Cycadophytina (class Cycadopsida) and Gnetophytina (class Gnetopsida) and Coniferophytina (class Coniferopsida); in some classifications the Coniferophytina are divided into three groups: Pinophytina (class Pinopsida) and Ginkgophytina (class Ginkgopsida) and Taxophytina (class Taxopsida))

    Derivation:

    gymnosperm (plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary)

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