-spermatouscomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin -spermatus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin and scientific Latin -spermatus (in e.g. polyspermatus : see polyspermatous adj.; < Hellenistic Greek -σπέρματος (in e.g. πολυσπέρματος ), combining form < ancient Greek σπερματ- , σπέρμα sperm n.) + -ous suffix. Compare -spermous comb. form.Found in a small number of formations in the mid 19th cent.

Botany.

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Forming a small number of adjectives designating plants having seeds of the kind or number specified by the first element (as dispermatous adj.), or which bear seed in the manner specified by the first element (as angiospermatous adj.); = -spermous comb. form.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	-spermatous
释义	-spermatouscomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin -spermatus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin and scientific Latin -spermatus (in e.g. polyspermatus : see polyspermatous adj.; < Hellenistic Greek -σπέρματος (in e.g. πολυσπέρματος ), combining form < ancient Greek σπερματ- , σπέρμα sperm n.) + -ous suffix. Compare -spermous comb. form.Found in a small number of formations in the mid 19th cent. Botany. Categories » Forming a small number of adjectives designating plants having seeds of the kind or number specified by the first element (as dispermatous adj.), or which bear seed in the manner specified by the first element (as angiospermatous adj.); = -spermous comb. form. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < comb. form
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