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spermo-
spermo- irregular comb. form (for spermato-) of L. sperma or Gr. σπέρµα sperm n.1, used in various terms of Phys., Zool., and Bot. The older and more important of these are given below; many others, as spermocarp, spermo-centre, spermo-coccus, spermo-cyte, spermo-duct, spermo-lith, spermo-nucleus, e...
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Spermo (moth)
Spermo is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Geometridae
Geometridae genera
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sperma-
sperma- combining form of prec.: see spermaduct, etc., and cf. spermato-, spermo-.
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spermophile
spermophile Zool. (ˈspɜːməʊfɪl) [ad. mod.L. Spermophilus (Cuvier) or a. F. Spermophile: see spermo- and -phile.] A rodent belonging to the squirrel-like genus Spermophilus, widely distributed in the northern hemisphere; a pouched marmot.1824 Richardson in Parry N.W. Passage App. 314 We know nothing....
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spermogonium
‖ spermogonium (-ˈgəʊnɪəm) Pl. -gonia. [mod.L., f. spermo- + Gr. γον- stem of γονή, γόνος offspring, etc. Cf. spermagonium.] 1. Bot. One of the receptacles in lichens and fungi in which the spermatia are produced.1857 Henfrey Bot. 169 Smaller chambers, analogous in structure to the perithecia,..occu...
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spermology
sperˈmology rare. [In sense 1 f. spermo- + -logy. In sense 2 ad. Gr. σπερµολογία: cf. spermologer.] 1. (See quot. and cf. spermatology.)1882 Imp. Dict. IV. 155/1 Spermology,..that branch of science which investigates sperm or seeds; a treatise on sperm or seeds. 2. An instance of babbling or triflin...
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spermophore
ˈspermophore Bot. [ad. mod.L. spermophorum or a. F. spermophore: see spermo- and -phore.] The placenta in plants. Also ˈspermophyte Bot., a seed-bearing plant. spermoˈphytic a., ‘capable of producing true seeds’ (1891 Cent. Dict.). ˈspermospore Phys., a compound cellular mass from which sperm filame...
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spermato-
spermato- (ˈspɜːmətəʊ) repr. Gr. σπερµατο-, combining form of the stem of σπέρµα sperm n., employed in a large number of terms (chiefly of recent origin) relating to the reproductive organs or activities of animals and plants. Some of these are employed only in L. forms, as spermatocystidium, -cysti...
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