DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -gymnosperm, any vascular plant that reproduces by means of an exposed seed, or ovule-unlike angiosperms, or flowering plants, whose seeds are enclosed by mature ovaries, or fruits. The seeds of many gymnosperms (literally, “naked seeds”) are borne in cones and are not visible until maturity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gymnosperm means naked seed. They are called so because the ovules are not enclosed by any ovary wall and remain exposed, both before and after fertilisation. The seeds that develop after fertilisation are not covered, i.e., are naked.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gymnosperm Characteristics A gymnosperm’s seeds are open to the environment. The word “gymnosperm” means “naked seed” and the seeds are not enclosed inside fruit, but are instead exposed or on the scales of cones, like a pine cone. The leaf structures of gymnosperms and angiosperms differ.