-spermae
noun plural combining form
-sper·mae
ˈspər(ˌ)mē,
-pə̄(-,
-pəi(-,
-ˌmī
variants or -spermeae
-mēˌē,
-mēˌī
: one having (such) a seed or germ —in higher taxa in botany
AngiospermaeGymnospermaeRhodospermeae
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from -spermae, feminine plural of -spermus -spermous