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-spermous
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spermous
English
Etymology
en :af grc:-σπερμος<ety:af<σπέρμα><-ος<id:adjective>>> -ous 1
From en grc -σπερμος [itself from 1 grc σπέρμα -ος<id:adjective>] (as used, for example, in grc ἄσπερμος) en -ous.
Suffix
en botany Having a specified number or type of seeds.
en -spermal
Derived terms
en
Related terms
en sperm -spermal spermatic -spermia -spermic spermic spermous
Translations
(botany) having a specified number or type of seeds
French: fr -sperme
Italian: it -spermo
See also
en -carpous