Gymnosperm
From the Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, ‘naked’) + σπέρμα (spérma, ’seed’) — seed not in a receptacle.
A gymnosperm is a cone-producing plant — conifers, cycads, gnetophytes, and the sole surviving ‘living fossil’ of its group, Ginkgo biloba (the maidenhair tree) are all gymnosperms.
See also Angiosperm and Spermatophyte
Created by kristi • Last edit by kristi on 04/10/23 11:01 am
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Kristi Ellinopoullos
BSc(Hons), U.Syd. - double major in biochemistry and microbiology, with honours in microbiology
PhD, U.Syd - soil microbiology
Stumbled into IT and publishing of all things.
Discovered jujube trees and realised that perhaps I should have been an agronomist...
So I combined all the above passions and interests into this website and its blog and manuals, on which I write about botany, soil chemistry, soil microbiology and biochemistry - and yes, jujubes too!
BSc(Hons), U.Syd. - double major in biochemistry and microbiology, with honours in microbiology
PhD, U.Syd - soil microbiology
Stumbled into IT and publishing of all things.
Discovered jujube trees and realised that perhaps I should have been an agronomist...
So I combined all the above passions and interests into this website and its blog and manuals, on which I write about botany, soil chemistry, soil microbiology and biochemistry - and yes, jujubes too!
Please help me buy a plant if you found this article interesting or useful!