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gymnosperm

/ˈdʒɪmnəspɜːm/noun

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अनावृतबीजी (पौधा)

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noun
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    [C] biology

    a plant whose seeds are not enclosed in a fruit, such as a pine or a cycad

    अनावृतबीजी (पौधा)

    • Pine, deodar and cycas are gymnosperms.
    • Most gymnosperms carry their seeds in cones.

    Opposite angiosperm

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Antonyms

angiosperm

⌂Word origin and word building

From Greek gymnos (naked) and sperma (seed), because the seeds are uncovered.

यह शब्द Greek के gymnos (नग्न) और sperma (बीज) से बना है, क्योंकि इनके बीज ढके नहीं होते।