sper·mat·o·phyte

(spər-măt′ə-fīt′, spûr′mə-tə-)

sper·mat′o·phyt′ic (-fĭt′ĭk) adj.

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spermatophyte

(ˈspɜːmətəʊˌfaɪt) or

spermophyte

(Plants) (in traditional classifications) any plant of the major division Spermatophyta, which includes all seed-bearing plants: an angiosperm or a gymnosperm. Former name: phanerogam

spermatophytic adj

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sper•mat•o•phyte

(spɜrˈmæt əˌfaɪt)

also spermophyte

any seed-bearing plant, including any of the gymnosperms or angiosperms, sometimes considered as constituting the division Spermatophyta (or Spermophyta).

[1895–1900; < New Latin Spermotophyta; see spermato-, -phyte]

sper•mat`o•phyt′ic (-ˈfɪt ɪk) adj.

sper·mat·o·phyte

(spər-măt′ə-fīt′)

A plant that produces seeds, such as a conifer or flowering plant.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

spermatophyte - plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores

phanerogam, seed plant

seedling - young plant or tree grown from a seed

balsam - any seed plant yielding balsam

gymnosperm - plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary

angiosperm, flowering plant - plants having seeds in a closed ovary

tracheophyte, vascular plant - green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms

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spermaphyte

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References in periodicals archive

In this work, special importance was given to Charophyta, the only non- spermatophyte included in this study.

SQU RESEARCHER COMPILES DATABASE OF AQUATIC PLANTS IN NORTHERN OMAN

The YABBY genes originating from the lineage leading to seed plants are identified in various green spermatophyte plant species; they are closely associated with the evolutionary emergence of flat-shaped leaves and are presumably diversified during evolution, which resulted in the appearance of family members with specific functions in the leaf, carpel, and ovule [8, 18-20].

The YABBY Genes of Leaf and Leaf-Like Organ Polarity in Leafless Plant Monotropa hypopitys

Homeier and Werner [20] estimate that the RBSF harbours some 1500-1700 species of seed plants, or about 10% of the entire spermatophyte flora of Ecuador.

Comparison of three supervised learning methods for digital soil mapping: application to a complex terrain in the Ecuadorian Andes

Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) otherwise known as beniseed in Nigeria belongs to the division Spermatophyte and family Pedaliacea is believed to have originated from tropical Africa [1].

EFFECTS OF INTER-ROW SPACING AND PLANT DENSITY ON PERFORMANCE OF SESAME (SESAMUM INDICUM L.) IN A NIGERIAN SUDAN SAVANNA

Most reproductive structures on spermatophyte species are ephemeral, which precludes any opportunity for termites to consume the structures.

Schedorhinotermes longirostris (Isoptera: rhinotermitidae) on Guam adds to assault on the endemic Cycas micronesica

Other megafossils recovered include an odontocete, an unidentified bird, algal remains, and terrestrial spermatophyte leaves (L.

A new late Miocene species of sciaenid fish, based primarily on an in situ otolith from California

The agency's latest Red Data Book listed 1,665, or 24%, of 7,000 kinds of spermatophyte and pteridophyte in Japan in the category, agency officials said, noting the figure was 20%, or 1,400 varieties, in the previous version released in 1997.

Gov't deems 24% of Japan's vascular plants endangered

Spermatophyte flora of Yinggeling Mountain, Hainan.

The tropical forests of southern China and conservation of biodiversity

(1) Department of Biology, Research Group Spermatophytes, Ghent University, K.L.

Phylogeny and Systematics of Cyperaceae, the Evolution and Importance of Embryo Morphology

Various Spermatophytes mostly from the Capatin Marshall Field expeditions to Peru.

Sinopsis del genero Malesherbia (Passifloraceae) en el peru