polyspermadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɒlɪspəːm/, U.S.

/ˈpɑliˌspərm/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin polyspermus; Greek πολύσπερμος.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin polyspermus (1686 or earlier) or its etymon ancient Greek πολύσπερμος abounding in seed (see polyspermous adj.). Compare French polysperme (1778; < post-classical Latin).Polysperm as a noun in various dictionaries is an error due to a misinterpretation of Evelyn (quot. 1729).

Botany. rare.

= polyspermous adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > plant having seed > [adjective] > of specific number or many

monospermous1687

polyspermous1687

polysperm1729

dispermous1760

tetraspermous1760

trispermous1760

one-seededa1794

monosperm1838

dispermatous1854

monospermal1857

monospermatous1857

polyspermatous1858

tetraspermal1860

tetraspermatous1860

polyspermal1882

monospermic1891

1729 Evelyn's Sylva ii. iii. 118 Easily rais'd of the Kernels and Nuts, which may be gotten out of their Polysperm and Turbinate Cones.

1948 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 75 283 Fruit berry-like, smooth, monocular, polysperm, with four persistent scales at the base.

2002 Mycologist 16 168 These structures were observed only to a lesser extent in polysperm cultures of L[entinus] squarrosulus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polysperm
释义	polyspermadj. Brit. /ˈpɒlɪspəːm/, U.S. /ˈpɑliˌspərm/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin polyspermus; Greek πολύσπερμος. Etymology: < post-classical Latin polyspermus (1686 or earlier) or its etymon ancient Greek πολύσπερμος abounding in seed (see polyspermous adj.). Compare French polysperme (1778; < post-classical Latin).Polysperm as a noun in various dictionaries is an error due to a misinterpretation of Evelyn (quot. 1729). Botany. rare. = polyspermous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > plant having seed > [adjective] > of specific number or many monospermous1687 polyspermous1687 polysperm1729 dispermous1760 tetraspermous1760 trispermous1760 one-seededa1794 monosperm1838 dispermatous1854 monospermal1857 monospermatous1857 polyspermatous1858 tetraspermal1860 tetraspermatous1860 polyspermal1882 monospermic1891 1729 Evelyn's Sylva ii. iii. 118 Easily rais'd of the Kernels and Nuts, which may be gotten out of their Polysperm and Turbinate Cones. 1948 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 75 283 Fruit berry-like, smooth, monocular, polysperm, with four persistent scales at the base. 2002 Mycologist 16 168 These structures were observed only to a lesser extent in polysperm cultures of L[entinus] squarrosulus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1729
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