spermophyte

[ spur-muh-fahyt ]

/ ˈspɜr məˌfaɪt /

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noun Botany.

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Origin of spermophyte

1890–95; <New Latin Spermophyta;see spermo-, -phyte

OTHER WORDS FROM spermophyte

sper·mo·phyt·ic

[spur-muh-fit-ik], /ˌspɜr məˈfɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby spermophyte

spermiogenesis, spermo-, spermogonium, sperm oil, spermophile, spermophyte, spermotoxic, spermotoxin, spermous, sperm washing, sperm whale

British Dictionary definitions for spermophyte

spermophyte

/ (ˈspɜːməʊˌfaɪt) /

noun

a variant spelling of spermatophyte

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