gymnosperm
英 ['dʒɪmnəspɜ:m]
美 ['dʒɪmnəˌspɜm]
- n. [植] 裸子植物
英语词源
- gymnosperm (n.)
- 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.
权威例句
- 1. Gymnosperm A general term for any seed plant except the angiosperms, characterized by bearing naked seeds.
- 裸子植物:被子植物以外的种子植物统称裸子植物, 以种子裸露为特征.