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

spermatophyte

1. See seed-bearing plant

Other Word Forms

• spermatophytic 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."

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