Definition
A spore that is exposed or naked, not enclosed in a sporangium or other protective structure.
Etymology
From Greek 'gymnos' (naked) and 'spore' (Greek 'spora,' seed). The term describes spores that are visible on the surface rather than contained within protective structures.
Kelly Says
Gymnospores are like unprotected seeds floating in the wind—they're riskier than spores tucked safely inside, but they spread faster! Evolution is always trading off protection for dispersal.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
裸种子
na-l-t-s-e-d-e
ARالعربية
نباتات البذور العارية
nabatat al-buzdur al-ʿāriyyah
BNবাংলা
বর্ণহীন বীজ
borno-heen bij
CACatalà
espora gimnosperma
es-pora jim-no-sper-ma
CSČeština
naprosto zplozená spora
na-prosto zplo-zen-a spora
DADansk
nakenspor
naken-spor
DEDeutsch
Gymnospore
ɡɪm-no-spoːrə
ELΕλληνικά
άκιστη σπόρα
akistis spora
ESEspañol
gimnospora
him-no-spoh-rah
FAفارسی
اسپُر ناتک
aspur nak
FISuomi
naakkispora
naak-kis-pora
FRFrançais
gymnospore
ʒim-no-spoːr
GUGU
નિર્દિષ્ટ બીજ
nir-disht bij
HAHA
gidan tsakiya
gi-dan tsak-iya
HEעברית
זרע חשוף
zer'a chashuf
HIहिन्दी
नग्न बीजाणु
nagn bijaan
HUMagyar
fedetlen spora
fedetlen spora
IDBahasa Indonesia
spora telanjang
spora telan-jang
IGIG
nkwu n'egbu
nkwu n'egbu
ITItaliano
gimnospora
dʒim-no-spoh-rah
JA日本語
裸子胞子
rad-shi-hai-shi
KMKM
ព្រោះស្បូវ
proh sbouv
MRMR
अनावृत बीज
ana-avrit bij
MSBahasa Melayu
spora telanjang
spora telan-jang
NLNederlands
naaktzaad
naakt-zaad
NONorsk
nakenspor
naken-spor
PLPolski
spor bez okrycia
spor bez okrycia
PTPortuguês
gimnospora
ʒim-no-spo-rah
RORomână
spori neacoperit
spori nea-coperit
RUРусский
голая спора
golaya spora
SVSvenska
nakenspor
naken-spor
SWKiswahili
spore isiyo
spore ee-see-yo
TAதமிழ்
வெளிப்படையான விதை
veli-ppa-da-yan vi-thai
TEతెలుగు
నల్ల బీజం
nalla biji
THไทย
สปอร์เปลือย
spor plueo
TLTL
naka-nakang buto
na-ka-nakang boo-to
TRTürkçe
gymnospora
dʒim-no-spoh-rah
UKУкраїнська
гола спора
gola spora
URاردو
ننگن بیج
nagan bij
VITiếng Việt
tế bào trần
te-bau tran
ZUZU
ispora enhliziyo
ispora enhli-zi-yo