-spermous

suffix

Having a specified number or type of seeds.

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-spermal
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma) ← Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. biologyHaving a specified number or type of seeds.

    Synonyms: -spermal

Synonyms & antonyms

suffixHaving a specified number or type of seeds.

Similar
-spermal

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sper-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*spérmn̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*spérmə
  4. Ancient Greekσπέρμα (spérma)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  7. English-spermous

From Ancient Greek -σπερμος (-spermos) [itself from σπέρμα (spérma) + -ος (-os)] (as used, for example, in ἄσπερμος (áspermos)) + -ous.

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Translations

French -sperme
  • -sperme(botany) having a specified number or type of seeds
Italian -spermo
  • -spermo(botany) having a specified number or type of seeds
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APA

-spermous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-spermous

MLA

“-spermous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-spermous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-spermous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-spermous.

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