a combining form meaning “naked,” “bare,” “exposed,” used in the formation of compound words:
gymnoplast.
Also, especially before a vowel, gymn-.
Origin
< Greek, combining form of gymnós
Related Words
gymnodinium
gymn-
gymnocarpous
gymnogynous
gymnoplast
gymnorhinal
gymno-
/ˈdʒɪmnəʊ/
combining form
bare; naked
表示“裸露的”, “裸体的”：
gymnosophist
gymnosperm.
词源
from Greek gumnos 'naked'.
gymno-|dʒɪmnə|before a vowel gymn-, comb. form of Gr. γυµνό-ς naked, bare, chiefly in technical terms of Botany, Biology, and Zoology (the more important are given as main-words): gymnanthous|dʒɪmˈnænθəs|a.Bot.[Gr. ἄνθ-ος flower + -ous], having naked flowers, wanting both calyx and corolla. gymnaxony|dʒɪmˈnæksənɪ|Bot.[Gr. ἄξων axis + -y], a rare condition in flowers, in which the placenta protrudes through the ovary (R. Brown Man.Bot. 1874, Gloss.). gymnetrous|dʒɪmˈniːtrəs|a.Ichthyol.[Gr. ἦτρ-ον abdomen + -ous], ‘having a naked or smooth belly; applied to those fishes which have no anal fins’ (Syd. Soc.Lex. 1886). gymnoblastic|-ˈblɑːstɪk, -æ-|a.Zool.[Gr. βλαστός (see -blast], having the nutritive or generative buds unprotected by an external receptacle (hydrotheca or gonangium); so gymnoˈblastousa. (Syd. Soc.Lex.). gymnobranchiate|-ˈbræŋkɪət|Zool.[Gr. βράγχια pl., gills]adj., belonging to the Gymnobranchiata, a group of gastropods having naked gills; n. an animal of this group (Cent.Dict. 1889). gymnoceratous|-ˈsɛrətəs|a.Ent.[Gr. κερατ-, κέρας horn], belonging to the Gymnocerata, a group of heteropterous insects having exposed antennæ (ibid.). ‖ gymnocyta|-ˈsaɪtə|, -cyte|-saɪt|Biol.[Gr. κύτος cell], ‘Häckel's term for a naked or wall-less cytode having a nucleus’ (Syd. Soc.Lex.). gymnocytode|-ˈsaɪtəʊd|Biol.[cytode], ‘Häckel's term for a cytode without a proper cell wall and nucleus’ (ibid.). gymnodont|ˈdʒɪmnədɒnt|Ichthyol.[Gr. ὀδοντ-, ὀδούς tooth]adj., belonging to the Gymnodontes, a group of plectognath fishes having the jaw prolonged into a beak covered with a dental plate; n. a fish belonging to this group. gymnogen|ˈdʒɪmnədʒən|Bot.[see -gen]= gymnosperm. gymnogenous|dʒɪmˈnɒdʒɪnəs|a.Bot.[see -genous]= gymnospermous (Cassell 1884). gymnogram|ˈdʒɪmnəgræm|Bot.[Gr. γραµµή line, mark], a fern of the genus Gymnogramme or -gramma, having the lines of spore-cases on the lower side of the frond uncovered. gymnogynous|dʒɪmˈnɒdʒɪnəs|a.Bot.[see -gynous], having a naked ovary (Treas.Bot. 1866). gymnolæmatous|-ˈliːmətəs|a.Zool.[Gr. λαιµός throat, gullet], belonging to the Gymnolæmata, a division of Polyzoa having no epistome or valve to close down upon the mouth. gymnomerous|-ˈmɪərəs|a.Zool.[Gr. µηρ-ός thigh], pertaining to the Gymnomera, a division of cladocerous crustaceans (Cent.Dict.). † gymnomonoˈspermousa.Bot.[Gr. µόνο-ς alone, one-, σπέρµ-α seed], having the seeds single and naked. gymnomyxine|-ˈmɪksaɪn|a.Zool.[Gr. µύξ-α slime], pertaining to the Gymnomyxa, a low grade of Polyzoa which are naked or not corticate (Cent.Dict.). gymnophthalmate|ˌdʒɪmnɒfˈθælmət|, gymnophˈthalmatous, gymnophˈthalmic, gymnophˈthalmousadjs.Zool.[Gr. ὀϕθαλµός eye], belonging to the Gymnophthalmata or naked-eyed medusæ. † gymnopolyˈspermousa.Bot.[Gr. πολύ-ς much, many, σπέρµ-α seed]: see quot. and cf.gymnotetraspermous (below). gymnopterous|-ˈɒptərəs|a.Ent.[Gr. πτέρ-ον wing], having naked wings, without hairs or scales; having sheathless wings (Cent.Dict.). gymnorhinal|-ˈraɪnəl|a.Ornith.[Gr. ῥῑν-, ῥίς nostril], having naked or unfeathered nostrils (ibid.). gymnosomate|-ˈsəʊmət|, -ˈsomatous, -ˈsomousadjs.Zool.[Gr. σῶµ-α, σωµατ- body], pertaining to the Gymnosomata, an order of pteropods having a naked body. gymnospore|ˈdʒɪmnəspɔə(r)|Bot.[spore], a naked spore; so gymˈnosporous, having uncovered spores (Cassell, 1884). gymnotetraspermous|-tɛtrəˈspɜːməs|a.Bot.[Gr. τετρα- four, σπέρµ-α seed]: see quots.gymnotocous|-ˈɒtəkəs|a.Zool.[Gr. τόκ-ος bringing-forth, offspring], having the genital products uncovered, as certain hydroids (Cent.Dict.). gymnozoidal|-ˈzəʊɪdəl|a.Zool.[Gr. ζῷ-ον animal: see -id3], pertaining to the Gymnozoida, a section of Infusoria in Saville Kent's classification.1880Gray Struct.Bot. 413/2 *Gymnanthous. Naked flowered.1871Allman (title) A Monograph of the *Gymnoblastic or Tubularian Hydroids.1876Macalister Anim. Morphology i. 5 A naked cytode is called a *gymnocytode..a naked cell is a *gymnocyte.1842Brande Dict.Sci. etc., *Gymnodonts, Gymnodontes, the name of the family of Plectognathic fishes.1846Lindley Veg.Kingd. 4 Exogens have been broken up into 1. Exogens proper, or those having an ovary, style, and stigma; and 2. *Gymnogens, which have neither.1861Sir W. J. Hooker Brit. Ferns Pl. 1 Gymnogramme leptophylla..Small Annual *Gymnogram.1864T. Moore Brit. Ferns 35 The Gymnogram. This plant belongs to a family of which nearly all the species are tropical.1875Blake Zool. 329 It is called phylactolæmatous, as opposed to marine *gymnolæmatous.1760J. Lee Introd.Bot. ii. vi. (1765) 85 Such as have an imbricated amentum and are *gymnomonospermous.1870Nicholson Man.Zool. I. 84 note, The old sub-class of the Acalephæ contained the *Gymnophthalmate Medusæ (= the Discophora) and the Steganophthalmate Medusæ.[1870Nicholson Man.Zool.Gloss., Gymnophthalmata, applied by Edward Forbes to those Medusæ in which the eye-specks at the margin of the disc are unprotected. The division is now abandoned.]1871Allman Gymnoblastic Hydroids 80 McCrady divides the *gymnophthalmatous or hydroid medusæ into the ‘endostomata’ and the ‘exostomata’.Ibid. 2 The so-called naked-eyed or *gymnophthalmic Medusæ.1879Rossiter Dict.Sci. Terms, *Gymnophthalmous, naked-eyed.1730–6Bailey (folio), *Gymnopolyspermous Plants, such as bear two naked Seeds inclosed in a Calyx, without any Seed-Vessel.1885Ray Lankester in Encycl.Brit. XIX. 837 The naked protoplasmic particles that issue from such coated spores, or are formed directly by the rapid fission of the parent Protozoon..are termed ‘*gymnospores’.1730–6Bailey (folio), *Gymnotetraspermous Plants, such as have four naked Seeds inclosed in a Calyx, without any Seed-Vessel.1866Treas.Bot. 560/2 Gymnotetraspermous, having such a four-lobed ovary as is found in labiates, which was formerly thought to consist of four naked seeds.1880–1W. Saville-Kent Man. Infusoria I. 329 The independent or *Gymnozoidal section of the collared Flagellata or Discostomata.
gymno-
before vowels gymn-, word-forming element meaning "naked, stripped, bare," from comb. form of Greek gymnos "naked, unclad; bare, mere" (see naked).