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Definition of Gymnospermous tree
1. Noun. Any tree of the division Gymnospermophyta.
Specialized synonyms: Gnetum, Gnetum Gnemon, Gingko, Ginkgo, Ginkgo Biloba, Maidenhair Tree, Conifer, Coniferous Tree
Generic synonyms: Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gymnospermous Tree
| gymnophthalmata gymnoplast gymnoplasts gymnorhinal gymnosomata gymnosophical gymnosophist gymnosophists gymnosophy gymnothecium | gymnotoka gymnotus gymnure gymnures gymp gymped gymping gymps gyms gymslip |
Literary usage of Gymnospermous tree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Science Monthly (1872)
"... must have determined the survival of Sequoia upon the Pacific; very similar
would seem to have been the fate of a more familiar gymnospermous tree, ..."
2. The Foot-prints of the Creator: Or, The Asterolepsis of Stromness by Hugh Miller (1875)
"... which is proved to have formed part of a true gymnospermous tree, represented
by the pines of Europe and America, or more probably, as Mr. Miller ..."
3. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia by American Entomological Society, Entomological Society of Philadelphia (1864)
"... and sometimes on the pine, a gymnospermous tree. Occasionally this difference
of food causes certain differences in the insect itself, either in the ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1872)
"Very similar would seem to have been the fate of a more familiar gymnospermous
tree, the Gingko or ..."
5. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1873)
"Very similar would seem to have been the fate of a more familiar gymnospermous
tree, the Gingko or ..."
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