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gymnospore

[ jim-nuh-spawr, -spohr ]

noun

, Botany.
  1. a naked spore, especially one not produced in a sporangium or one lacking a protective envelope.

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Other Words From

  • gym·no·spo·rous [jim-n, uh, -, spawr, -, uh, s, -, spohr, -, jim-, nos, -per-, uh, s], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gymnospore1

First recorded in 1880–85; gymno- + -spore

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