Definition of spermatophyte in English:
spermatophyte
nounspəˈmatə(ʊ)ˌfʌɪtˈspəːmətə(ʊ)ˌfʌɪtspərˈmædəˌfaɪt
Botany A plant of a large division that comprises those that bear seeds, including the gymnosperms and angiosperms.
Division Spermatophyta
Example sentencesExamples
- Only cycads, among living spermatophytes, also share such primitive attributes.
- In the spermatophytes, the situation is reversed, and the gametophyte is the smaller and dependent generation.
- The spermatophytes, which means ‘seed plants’, are some of the most important organisms on Earth.
- For comparison, monophyly of angiosperms and spermatophytes is supported by 532 and 631 positions, respectively.
- The gene duplication event that gave rise to class I and class II knox gene superfamilies occurred before the divergence between bryophytes and spermatophytes.
Definition of spermatophyte in US English:
spermatophyte
nounspərˈmædəˌfaɪtspərˈmadəˌfīt
Botany A plant of a large division that comprises those that bear seeds, including the gymnosperms and angiosperms.
Division Spermatophyta
Example sentencesExamples
- In the spermatophytes, the situation is reversed, and the gametophyte is the smaller and dependent generation.
- Only cycads, among living spermatophytes, also share such primitive attributes.
- For comparison, monophyly of angiosperms and spermatophytes is supported by 532 and 631 positions, respectively.
- The gene duplication event that gave rise to class I and class II knox gene superfamilies occurred before the divergence between bryophytes and spermatophytes.
- The spermatophytes, which means ‘seed plants’, are some of the most important organisms on Earth.