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spermato-

 
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a combining form meaning “seed”; used with this meaning and as a combining form of sperm 1 in the formation of compound words: spermatogonium.
Also, especially before a vowel, spermat-.

Origin:
< Gk spermat- (s. of spérma; see sperm 1 ) + -o-
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spermato- or spermat-  
pref.  

  1. Seed: spermatophyte.

    1. Sperm: spermatic.

    2. Spermatozoon: spermatophore.


[Greek, from sperma, spermat-, seed; see sperm1.]
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spermato- or spermat-
pref.

  1. Sperm: spermatic.

  2. Spermatozoon: spermatogenesis.

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