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gymnosperm vs pteridosperm

pteridosperm vs gymnosperm

gymnosperm and pteridosperm both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gymnosperm Yes No No No
pteridosperm Yes No No No
As nouns, pteridosperm is a hyponym of gymnosperm; that is, pteridosperm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gymnosperm:
  • gymnosperm: plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary
  • pteridosperm: an extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae)
Other hyponyms of gymnosperm include progymnosperm, welwitschia, Welwitschia mirabilis, cycad, seed fern.
gymnosperm (noun) pteridosperm (noun)
plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary an extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae)
Difference between gymnosperm and pteridosperm

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