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a. (Bot.) Having seeds inclosed in a pod or other pericarp. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; seed. ] (Bot.) Destitute of seeds; aspermatous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; curved + &unr_; seed. ] (Bot.) Having seeds grooved lengthwise on the inner face, as in sweet cicely. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. koi^los hollow + &unr_; seed. ] (Bot.) Hollow-seeded; having the ventral face of the seedlike carpels incurved at the ends, as in coriander seed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. di- = dis + spe`rma seed, fr. spei`rein to sow: cf. F. disperme. ] (Bot.) Containing only two seeds; two-seeded. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'enne`a + spe`rma seed. ] (Bot.) Having nine seeds; -- said of fruits.

a. [ Gr. 'epi` + fy`llon leaf + spe`rma seed. ] (Bot.) Bearing fruit on the back of the leaves, as ferns. Harris (1710). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. gymno`spermos; gymno`s naked + spe`rma seed: cf. F. gymnosperme. ] (Bot.) (a) Having naked seeds, or seeds not inclosed in a capsule or other vessel. (b) Belonging to the class of plants consisting of gymnosperms. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hepta- + Gr. &unr_; a seed. ] (Bot.) Having seven seeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Mono- + Gr. spe`rma seed: cf. F. monosperme. ] (Bot.) Having only one seed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Octo- + Gr. &unr_; seed. ] (Bot.) Containing eight seeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Oligo- + Gr. spe`rma a seed. ] (Bot.) Having few seeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Ortho- + Gr. &unr_; seed. ] (Bot.) Having the seeds straight, as in the fruits of some umbelliferous plants; -- opposed to coelospermous. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Penta- + Gr. &unr_; seed. ] (Bot.) Containing five seeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; poly`s many + &unr_; seed. ] (Bot.) Containing many seeds; as, a polyspermous capsule or berry. Martyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ . Combining forms from Gr. spe`rma, -atos, seed, sperm, semen (of plants or animals); as, spermatoblast, spermoblast. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Spermo- + -blast. ] (Physiol.) One of the cells formed by the division of the spermospore, each of which is destined to become a spermatozoid; a spermatocyte; a spermatoblast. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Spermo-, and Coccus. ] (Physiol.) The nucleus of the sperm cell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Spermo- + derm: cf. F. spermoderme. ] (Bot.) The covering of a seed; -- sometimes limited to the outer coat or testa. Lindley. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL.; spermo- + Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; offspring. ] (Bot.) A conceptacle of certain lichens, which contains spermatia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; picking up seeds; spe`rma sperm, seed + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; to gather. ] One who treats of, or collects, seeds. Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. spe`rma a seed + fi`los loving, fond. ] (Zool.) Any ground squirrel of the genus Spermophilus; a gopher. See Illust. under Gopher. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A spermatophore. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ Nl., from Gr. spe`rma a seed + fyto`n a plant. ] Plants which produce seed; phaenogamia. These plants constitute the highest grand division of the vegetable kingdom. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) Any plant which produces true seeds; -- a term recently proposed to replace phænogam. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Capable of producing seeds; phænogamic. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Spermo-, and Plasma. ] (Physiol.) The protoplasm of the sperm cell. Haeckel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Spermo- + sphere. ] (Physiol.) A mass or ball of cells formed by the repeated division of a male germinal cell (spermospore), each constituent cell (spermoblast) of which is converted into a spermatozoid; a spermatogemma. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Spermo- + spore. ] (Physiol.) The male germinal or seminal cell, from the breaking up of which the spermoblasts are formed and ultimately the spermatozoids; a spermatospore. Balfour. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Tetra- + Gr. &unr_; a seed. ] (Bot.) Having four seeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tetraspermous plant, a plant which produces four seeds in each flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; rough + &unr_; seed. ] (Bot.) Rough-seeded. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. tri- + Gr. &unr_; seed. ] (Bot.) Containing three seeds; three-seeded; as, a trispermous capsule. [ 1913 Webster ]