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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sperm1 /spɜrm/USA pronunciation n., pl. sperm, sperms. - Cell Biology[countable] a male reproductive cell.
- [uncountable] semen.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spermato-, - a combining form meaning "seed'';
used with this meaning and as a combining form of sperm 1 in the formation of compound words:spermatogonium.Also,[esp. before a vowel,] spermat-. Cf. sperm-, -sperm, -spermal, -spermic, spermo-, -spermous.
- Greek spermat- (stem of spérma; see sperm1) + -o-
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spermo-, - a combining form of sperm 1, used also with the meaning "seed,'' "germ,'' "semen,'' in the formation of compound words:spermophyte.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] sperm-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sperm1 (spûrm),USA pronunciation n., pl. sperm, sperms for 2.- Physiologysemen.
- Cell Biologya male reproductive cell;
spermatozoon.
- Greek spérma seed, equivalent. to sper- (base of speírein to sow seeds) + -ma noun, nominal suffix of result
- Late Latin sperma
- Middle English sperme 1350–1400
- Drugsspermaceti.
- MammalsSee sperm whale.
- See sperm oil.
sperm-, - var. of spermo- before a vowel:spermine.
-sperm, - a combining form with the meaning "one having seeds'' of the kind specified by the initial element:gymnosperm.
- Greek -spermos; see -spermous
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spermato-, spermo-(before a vowel)spermat-, sperm- combining form - indicating sperm
- indicating seed: spermatophyte
Etymology: from Greek sperma, spermat-, seed; see sperm1 |