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The suffix "sperm" in gymnosperm, stands for seed. Paired with prefix gymno, meaning naked, the term gymnosperm actually means naked seed. The prefix angio, meaning vessel or container, relates to the term angiosperm because angiosperms are plants that have contained seeds.

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