-sper·mae \ˈspər(ˌ)mē, -pə̄(-, -pəi(-, -ˌmī\noun plural combining form or-sper·me·ae\-_mēˌē, -mēˌī\ Etymology: New Latin, from -spermae, feminine plural of -spermus -spermous : one having (such) a seed or germ — in higher taxa in botany < Angiospermae > < Gymnospermae > < Rhodospermeae >