- gymnosperm (n.)
[gymnosperm 词源字典]
- 1836, from French gymnosperme and Modern Latin gymnospermae (plural, 17c.), literally "naked seed" (i.e., not enclosed in an ovary), from gymno- "naked" + sperma "seed" (see sprout (v.)). Related: Gymnospermous.[gymnosperm etymology, gymnosperm origin, 英语词源]