-spermae

noun plural combining form

-sper·​mae

ˈspər(ˌ)mē,

-pə̄(-,

-pəi(-,

-ˌmī

variants or -spermeae

-mēˌē,

-mēˌī

: one having (such) a seed or germ

—in higher taxa in botany

Angiospermae

Gymnospermae

Rhodospermeae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from -spermae, feminine plural of -spermus -spermous

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