spermo

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 ]