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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

spermatophyte

  1. See seed-bearing plant

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Other Word Forms

  • spermatophytic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spermatophyte1

1895–1900; < New Latin Spermotophyta; spermato-, -phyte
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"The tetrahedral ones would cramp his style or, to be more technical, his spermatophytes."

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