gymnosperm (ˈdʒɪmnəʊˌspɜːm, ˈɡɪm-) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| Compare angiosperm any seed-bearing plant in which the ovules are borne naked on the surface of the megasporophylls, which are often arranged in cones. Gymnosperms, which include conifers and cycads, are traditionally classified in the division Gymnospermae but in modern classifications are split into separate phyla | |
| gymno'spermous | |
| —adj | |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |