Conifers (like pines, redwoods, and fir), gingkos, seed ferns, cycadeoids, and cycads are gymnosperms. Hope this is helpful! Gymnosperms (meaning naked seeds) are seed-bearing plants that don't produce flowers, instead they have male and female reproductive organs mostly in the form of cones. Their microsporophylls release pollen into the air to make available to the ovule, in the megasporophylls causing fertilization.
Layman derived from the two existing words âlayâ (from the Old French âlaiâ, meaning âsecularâ) and âmanâ, hence the ânon-clericâ meaning. The term layman popped up around the 15th century and within about 100 years the term laywoman also became common.
The term couch is predominantly used in Ireland, North America, South Africa and Australia whereas the terms sofa and settee (U and non-U) are generally used in the United Kingdom. The word couch originated in Middle English from the Old French noun couche, which derived from the verb meaning to lie down. It originally denoted an item of furniture for lying or sleeping on, somewhat like a chaise longue, but now refers to sofas in general.