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Gnetophyte, WelwitschiaÂ© orxy/Fotoliaany member of the division Gnetophyta, a small group of gymnospermous vascular plants that are represented by three living genera: Ephedra, Gnetum, and Welwitschia. There are 65 species in the genus Ephedra, 30 or more in Gnetum, but only one in Welwitschia.
Any of a group of plants that produce seeds that are not enclosed in a fruit or ovary. Most gymnosperms are cone-bearing trees or shrubs. Seeds develop next to the inside surface of the scales of female cones. Gymnosperms include the conifers, the cycads, and the ginkgo. Compare angiosperm.