Division Pinophyta and the smaller allied gymnosperm divisions (cycads, ginkgos, gnetophytes): seed plants whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary or fruit, most bearing cones. Excludes flowering plants, whose seeds develop inside an ovary.
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a group of woody, perennial seed-producing plants, typically lacking the protective outer covering which surrounds the seeds in flowering plants
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