spermatophyte

[ spur-mat-uh-fahyt, spur-muh-tuh- ]

noun

1. any of the Spermatophyta, a primary division or group of plants comprising those that bear seeds.

spermatophyte

/ ˈspɜːmətəʊˌfaɪt; ˌspɜːmətəʊˈfɪtɪk /

noun

1. (in traditional classifications) any plant of the major division Spermatophyta, which includes all seed-bearing plants: an angiosperm or a gymnosperm Former namephanerogam

spermatophyte

/ spər-măt′ə-fīt′ /

1. See seed-bearing plant

Derived Forms

• spermatophytic, adjective

Other Words From

• sper·ma·to·phyt·ic [spur-m, uh, -t, uh, -, fit, -ik, spur-mat-, uh, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spermatophyte¹

1895–1900; < New Latin Spermotophyta; spermato-, -phyte

Example Sentences

"The tetrahedral ones would cramp his style or, to be more technical, his spermatophytes."

From The Guardian