spermatophyte

American

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

noun

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

spermatophyte British

/ ˈspɜːmətəʊˌfaɪt /

noun

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′ /

See seed-bearing plant

Other Word Forms

spermatophytic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of spermatophyte

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

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