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Angiomonospermous
Angiomonospermous An`gi*o*mon`o*sper"mous ([a^]n`j[i^]*[-o]*m[o^]n`[-o]*sp[~e]r"m[u^]s), a. [Angio- + monospermous.] (Bot.) Producing one seed only in a seed pod.
Angiospermous
Angiospermous An`gi*o*sper"mous, a. (Bot.) Having seeds inclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
Campylospermous
Campylospermous Cam`py*lo*sper"mous, a. [Gr. ? curved + ? seed.] (Bot.) Having seeds grooved lengthwise on the inner face, as in sweet cicely.
Coelospermous
Coelospermous C[oe]l`o*sper"mous (? or ?), a. [Gr. ? hollow + ? seed.] (Bot.) Hollow-seeded; having the ventral face of the seedlike carpels incurved at the ends, as in coriander seed.
Disspermous
Disspermous Dis*sper"mous, a. [Gr. ? = ? + ? seed, fr. ? to sow: cf. F. disperme.] (Bot.) Containing only two seeds; two-seeded.
Enneaspermous
Enneaspermous En`ne*a*sper"mous, a. [Gr. ? + ? seed.] (Bot.) Having nine seeds; -- said of fruits.
Gymnospermous
Gymnospermous Gym"no*sper`mous, n. [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.
Heptaspermous
Heptaspermous Hep`ta*sper"mous, a. [Hepta- + Gr. ? a seed.] (Bot.) Having seven seeds.
leopard spermophile
Gopher Go"pher, n. [F. gaufre waffle, honeycomb. See Gauffer.] (Zo["o]l.) 1. One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family Geomyid[ae]; -- called also pocket gopher and pouched rat. See Pocket gopher, and Tucan. Note: The name was originally given by French settlers to many burrowing rodents, from their honeycombing the earth. 2. One of several western American species of the genus Spermophilus, of the family Sciurid[ae]; as, the gray gopher (Spermophilus Franklini) and the striped gopher (S. tridecemlineatus); -- called also striped prairie squirrel, leopard marmot, and leopard spermophile. See Spermophile. 3. A large land tortoise (Testudo Carilina) of the Southern United States, which makes extensive burrows. 4. A large burrowing snake (Spilotes Couperi) of the Southern United States. Gopher drift (Mining), an irregular prospecting drift, following or seeking the ore without regard to regular grade or section. --Raymond.
Melanospermous
Melanosperm Me*lan"o*sperm, n. [Gr. me`las, -anos, black + ? seed.] (Bot.) An alga of any kind that produces blackish spores, or seed dust. The melanosperms include the rockweeds and all kinds of kelp. -- Mel`a*no*sper"mous, a.
Monospermous
Monospermal Mon`o*sper"mal, Monospermous Mon`o*sper"mous, a. [Mono- + Gr. spe`rma seed: cf. F. monosperme.] (Bot.) Having only one seed.
Octospermous
Octospermous Oc`to*sper"mous, a. [Octo- + Cr. ? seed.] (Bot.) Containing eight seeds.
Oligospermous
Oligospermous Ol`i*go*sper"mous, a. [Oligo- + Gr. ? a seed.] (Bot.) Having few seeds.
Orthospermous
Orthospermous Or`tho*sper"mous, a. [Ortho- + Gr. ? seed.] (Bot.) Having the seeds straight, as in the fruits of some umbelliferous plants; -- opposed to c[oe]lospermous. --Darwin.
Pentaspermous
Pentaspermous Pen`ta*sper"mous, a. [Penta- + Gr. ? seed.] (Bot.) Containing five seeds.
Polyspermous
Polyspermous Pol`y*sper"mous, a. [Gr. ?; poly`s many + ? seed.] (Bot.) Containing many seeds; as, a polyspermous capsule or berry. --Martyn.
Spermo-
Spermato- Sper"ma*to-, Spermo- Sper"mo- Combining forms from Gr. spe`rma, -atos, seed, sperm, semen (of plants or animals); as, spermatoblast, spermoblast.
Spermoblast
Spermoblast Sper"mo*blast, 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.
Spermococcus
Spermococcus Sper`mo*coc"cus, n. [NL. See Spermo-, and Coccus.] (Physiol.) The nucleus of the sperm cell.
Spermoderm
Spermoderm Sper"mo*derm, n. [Spermo- + derm: cf. F. spermoderme.] (Bot.) The covering of a seed; -- sometimes limited to the outer coat or testa. --Lindley.
Spermogonium
Spermogonium Sper`mo*go"ni*um, n. [NL.; spermo- + Gr. ??? offspring.] (Bot.) A conceptacle of certain lichens, which contains spermatia.
Spermologist
Spermologist Sper*mol"o*gist, n. [Gr. ????? picking up seeds; spe`rma sperm, seed + ???? to gather.] One who treats of, or collects, seeds. --Bailey.
Spermophile
Spermophile Sper"mo*phile, n. [Gr. spe`rma a seed + fi`los loving, fond.] (Zo["o]l.) Any ground squirrel of the genus Spermophilus; a gopher. See Illust. under Gopher.
Spermophilus Franklini
Gopher Go"pher, n. [F. gaufre waffle, honeycomb. See Gauffer.] (Zo["o]l.) 1. One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family Geomyid[ae]; -- called also pocket gopher and pouched rat. See Pocket gopher, and Tucan. Note: The name was originally given by French settlers to many burrowing rodents, from their honeycombing the earth. 2. One of several western American species of the genus Spermophilus, of the family Sciurid[ae]; as, the gray gopher (Spermophilus Franklini) and the striped gopher (S. tridecemlineatus); -- called also striped prairie squirrel, leopard marmot, and leopard spermophile. See Spermophile. 3. A large land tortoise (Testudo Carilina) of the Southern United States, which makes extensive burrows. 4. A large burrowing snake (Spilotes Couperi) of the Southern United States. Gopher drift (Mining), an irregular prospecting drift, following or seeking the ore without regard to regular grade or section. --Raymond.
Spermophore
Spermophore Sper"mo*phore, n. (Zo["o]l.) A spermatophore.
Spermophyta
Spermophyta Sper*moph"y*ta, n. pl. [Nl., from Gr. spe`rma a seed + fyto`n a plant.] Plants which produce seed; ph[ae]nogamia. These plants constitute the highest grand division of the vegetable kingdom.
Spermophyte
Spermophyte Sper"mo*phyte, n. (Bot.) Any plant which produces true seeds; -- a term recently proposed to replace ph[ae]nogam.
Spermophytic
Spermophytic Sper`mo*phyt"ic, a. (Bot.) Capable of producing seeds; ph[ae]nogamic.
Spermoplasma
Spermoplasma Sper`mo*plas"ma, n. [NL. See Spermo-, and Plasma.] (Physiol.) The protoplasm of the sperm cell. --Haeckel.
Spermosphere
Spermosphere Sper"mo*sphere, 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.

Meaning of Spermo from wikipedia

- were the three daughters of Anius and Dryope. The Oenotropae included: Spermo (Ancient Gr****: Σπερμώ, "seed"), who produced grain; Oeno or Oino (Ancient...
- Spermo is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database v t e...
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- power to change berries into olive oil. She and her two sisters, Oeno and Spermo, who had the power to make wine and wheat, helped stock Agamemnon's fleet...
- before a sonorant. *ə appears as o in Mycenaean after a labial: pe-mo (spérmo) "seed" vs. usual spérma < *spérmn̥. Similarly, o often appears in Arcadian...
- Apollo's priest and the king of Delos. Anius had three daughters: Oeno, Spermo, and Elais, known as the Oenotropae; and three sons, Andros, Mykonos, and...
- kidnapped her. Dorippe had three daughters with Anius ̶ Elais, Oeno, and Spermo. IAU · 24380 24385 Katcagen 2000 AM172 Katherine Thompson Cagen, American...
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