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Gymnosperm

The gymnosperms (/ˈdʒɪmnəˌspɜːrmz, -noʊ-/ ⓘ nə-spurmz, -⁠noh-; from Ancient Greek γυμνός, gymnós 'naked' and σπέρμα, spérma 'seed', thus 'naked seed') are a group of woody, perennial seed-producing plants, typically lacking the protective outer covering which surrounds the seeds in flowering plants, that include conifers, cycads, ginkgos, and gnetophytes,…

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Gymnosperm

Nodes214
Edges213
Triples56
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009346
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related to Diversity and origin · 16
Gymnosperm → All, Carboniferous, Devonian, Early, Early Carboniferous, It, Late Carboniferous, Mesozoic, Over, Parasitaxus, Retrophyllum, Some, The, There, Unlike, Zamia
related to Life cycle · 14
Gymnosperm → After, As, Cycads, Cycas, During, Ginkgo, Gymnosperms, Like, Megagametophytes, More, Pollen, The, Two, Whole
related to External links · 8
Gymnosperm → Arborescent Gymnosperms, Cambridge University Press, Gymnosperm DatabaseGymnosperms, ISBN, LifeChristopher Nigel Page, Northern, The Evolution, Tree
related to Taxonomy · 6
Gymnosperm → Acrogymnospermae, Bennettitales, Caytonia, Gymnospermae, The, When
related to Genetics · 2
Gymnosperm → Picea, The
related to Uses · 2
Gymnosperm → Gymnosperms, Some
related to Phylogeny · 1
Gymnosperm → The

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gymnosperms conifers plants group angiosperms seed gnetophytes species seeds cycads ginkgo groups called cones pollen within spermatophytes life extinct female

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theseinstance ofWhen fossil gymnosperms0.80text
the Bennettitalesinstance ofWhen fossil gymnosperms0.80text
glossopteridsinstance ofWhen fossil gymnosperms0.80text
and Caytonia are consideredinstance ofWhen fossil gymnosperms0.80text
it is clear that angiosperms are nested within a larger gymnospermae cladeinstance ofWhen fossil gymnosperms0.80text
although which group of gymnosperms is their closest relative remains unclear.The extant gymnosperms include 12 main familiesinstance ofWhen fossil gymnosperms0.80text
83 genera which contain more than 1000 known species.Subclass CycadidaeOrder CycadalesFamily Cycadaceaeinstance ofWhen fossil gymnosperms0.80text
Gymnospermrelated to Diversity and originOver0.60section
Gymnospermrelated to Diversity and originIt0.60section
Gymnospermrelated to Diversity and originLate Carboniferous0.60section
Gymnospermrelated to Diversity and originEarly Carboniferous0.60section
Gymnospermrelated to Diversity and originThe0.60section

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