spermatophyte

American  

[spur-mat-uh-fahyt, spur-muh-tuh-] / spɜrˈmæt əˌfaɪt, ˈspɜr mə tə- /

noun

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

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spermatophyte British  

/ 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

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spermatophyte Scientific  

/ spər-măt′ə-fīt′ /

1. See seed-bearing plant

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Other Word Forms

• spermatophytic adjective

Etymology

Origin of spermatophyte

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