spermophyte

[ spur-muh-fahyt ]
/ ˈspɜr məˌfaɪt /

noun Botany.

spermatophyte.

Origin of spermophyte

1890–95; < New Latin Spermophyta; see spermo-, -phyte

OTHER WORDS FROM spermophyte

sper·mo·phyt·ic [spur-muh-fit-ik] /ˌspɜr məˈfɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby spermophyte

spermiogenesis, spermo-, spermogonium, spermolith, spermophile, spermophyte, spermotoxic, spermotoxin, spermous, sperrin mountains, sperry

British Dictionary definitions for spermophyte

spermophyte
/ (ˈspɜːməʊˌfaɪt) /

noun

a variant spelling of spermatophyte