gymnosperm
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gymnosperm; seed plants with ovules and seeds not enclosed in an ovary or fruit
formalBotanical term for a major division of seed plants (including pines, firs, cycads, and ginkgo) characterized by naked ovules and seeds exposed on the surface of sporophylls or scales, not enclosed within an ovary or fruit wall. Contrasts with angiosperms (被子植物).
Sōng松
、
shān杉
、
yín银
xìng杏
děng等
dōu都
shì是
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
luǒ裸
zǐ子
zhí植
wù物
。
Pines, firs, and ginkgo are all common gymnosperms.
Luǒ裸
zǐ子
zhí植
wù物
de的
zhǒng种
zi子
luǒ裸
lù露
zài在
wài外
，
méi没
yǒu有
guǒ果
pí皮
bāo包
bèi被
。
The seeds of gymnosperms are exposed naked, not enclosed by a pericarp.
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Yǔ与
bèi被
zi子
zhí植
wù物
xiāng相
bǐ比
，
luǒ裸
zǐ子
zhí植
wù物
tōng通
cháng常
jù具
yǒu有
qiú球
guǒ果
ér而
bù不
shì是
zhēn真
zhèng正
de的
guǒ果
shí实
。
Compared to angiosperms, gymnosperms typically have cones rather than true fruits.