gymnospore

[ jim-nuh-spawr, -spohr ]
/ ˈdʒɪm nəˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /

noun Botany.

a naked spore, especially one not produced in a sporangium or one lacking a protective envelope.

Origin of gymnospore

First recorded in 1880–85; gymno- + -spore

OTHER WORDS FROM gymnospore

gym·no·spo·rous [jim-nuh-spawr-uh s, -spohr-, jim-nos-per-uh s] /ˌdʒɪm nəˈspɔr əs, -ˈspoʊr-, dʒɪmˈnɒs pər əs/, adjective