spermophyte


spermophyte

(ˈspɜːməʊˌfaɪt) n (Plants) a variant spelling of spermatophyte

sper•mat•o•phyte

(spɜrˈmæt əˌfaɪt)

also spermophyte



n. any seed-bearing plant, including any of the gymnosperms or angiosperms, sometimes considered as constituting the division Spermatophyta (or Spermophyta). [1895–1900; < New Latin Spermotophyta; see spermato-, -phyte] sper•mat`o•phyt′ic (-ˈfɪt ɪk) adj.