different between gymnosperm vs angiosperm

English

Etymology

from Ancient Greek ?????? (gumnós, “naked”) + ?????? (spérma, “seed”)

Pronunciation

Noun

gymnosperm (plural gymnosperms)

1. (botany) Any plant such as a conifer whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary.

Hyponyms

• (plant with seed not in ovary): conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, Gnetales

Derived terms

• gymnospermous
• progymnosperm

Related terms

• Gymnospermae
• gymnospore

Translations

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (angeîon, “receptacle”) + ?????? (spérma, “seed”).

Pronunciation

Noun

angiosperm (plural angiosperms)

1. (botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
   • 2009, Xin Wang, 3: New Fossils and New Hope for the Origin of Angiosperms, Pierre Pontarotti, Evolutionary Biology: Concept, Modeling, and Application, page 55,

     With all these features, it is pretty easy for one to identify an angiosperm. This is a very normal and common practice for neobotanists. However, the situation becomes complicated when you go back to the early history of angiosperms.

Related terms

• gymnosperm

Derived terms

• angiospermic

Translations

See also

• Angiospermae
• Angiosperms
• Magnoliophyta
• Magnoliopsida

References

• angiosperm on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Romanian

Etymology

From French angiosperme

Noun

angiosperm f (plural angiospermi)

1. angiosperm

Declension