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-spermal
a combining form used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -sperm:
gymnospermal.
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The result, says Koestler, is that a large number of Hindu men "suffer from what one might call spermal anxiety."
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does -spermal mean?
The combining form -spermal is used like a suffix to mean “of or relating to one who has seeds." It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in botany.The form -spermal ultimately comes from Greek é, meaning “sperm” or “seed.” This form in English is combined with the suffix -al, from Latin , meaning "pertaining to." are variants of -spermal?A more common variant of -spermal is -spermous, as in gymnospermous; another variant is -spermic, as in endospermic.The related form -sperm is used for nouns instead of adjectives.The forms sperm-, spermato-, and spermo- are also combining forms from Greek é that are variously used like prefixes to mean "sperm" or "seed."Want to learn more? Check out our Words That Use entries for each of these seven forms.
The combining form -spermal is used like a suffix to mean “of or relating to one who has seeds." It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in botany.The form -spermal ultimately comes from Greek é, meaning “sperm” or “seed.” This form in English is combined with the suffix -al, from Latin , meaning "pertaining to." are variants of -spermal?A more common variant of -spermal is -spermous, as in gymnospermous; another variant is -spermic, as in endospermic.The related form -sperm is used for nouns instead of adjectives.The forms sperm-, spermato-, and spermo- are also combining forms from Greek é that are variously used like prefixes to mean "sperm" or "seed."Want to learn more? Check out our Words That Use entries for each of these seven forms.
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