-spermal

adjective combining form

-sper·​mal

¦spərməl,

-pə̄m-,

-pəim-

variants or -spermous

-məs

: having (such or so many) seeds : seeded

perispermal

polyspermous

angiospermal

Word History

Etymology

-spermal from New Latin -spermum + English -al; -spermous from New Latin -spermus, from Greek -spermos, from spermat-, sperma seed, sperm

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