The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gymnocarpous
Gymnocarpous \Gym`no*car"pous\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*k[aum]r"p[u^]s), a.
[Gr. gymno`s naked + karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.)
Naked-fruited, the fruit either smooth or not adherent to the
perianth.
--Gray.
Wiktionary
gymnocarpous
a. 1 (context botany English) Having fruit that is either smooth or not adherent to the perianth. 2 (cx fungi English) Having the hymenium exposed while the spores are forming.