spermophyte

[ spur-muh-fahyt ]

noun

, Botany.

1. spermatophyte.

spermophyte

/ ˈspɜːməʊˌfaɪt /

noun

1. a variant spelling of spermatophyte

Other Words From

• sper·mo·phyt·ic [spur-m, uh, -, fit, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spermophyte¹

1890–95; < New Latin Spermophyta; spermo-, -phyte

Example Sentences

Associated words: carpology, spermologist, seminal, semination, seminific, spermophyte, angiosperm, pericarp, angiospermous, carpolite, germinate, germination, achene, carpel, spermophyta, silique, silicle, weevil, chorion, testa, tegmen, endopleura, capsule, pod. seedy, a.

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