spermatophyte

English

Alternative forms

• spermophyte
• spermaphyte

Etymology

From spermato- (“seed”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”).

Noun

spermatophyte (plural spermatophytes)

1. (botany) Any plant that bears seeds rather than spores

Synonyms

• phanerogam

Derived terms

• spermatophytic

Translations

plant that bears seeds — see phanerogam

French

Noun

spermatophyte f (plural spermatophytes)

1. spermatophyte

Further reading

• “spermatophyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.