See Also: gymnogen(medicine)

poustie (iou) and gymnogen (medicine)


poustie (iou)



poustie noun. Now only Scot. arch. ME.
[Old French pouste from Latin POTESTAS.]
Power; strength, might; authority.

gymnogen (medicine)


gymnogen
<botany> One of a class of plants, so called by Lindley, because the ovules are fertilized by direct contact of the pollen. Same as Gymnosperm.

Origin: Gr. Gymnos naked + -gen.

Source: Websters Dictionary