Nature terminology · Plants & fungi
sperm/o — Seed
sperm/o means seed. Ancient Greek source words and nature terminology examples: angiosperm.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: Seed
- Ancient Greek: σπέρμα (sperma)
Examples and word parts
angiosperm
A flowering plant with seeds enclosed in an ovary.
Word parts: angi/o (vessel) + sperm (seed)
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Related plants & fungi terms
- phyt/o — Plant
phytoplankton
- dendr/o — Tree
dendrology
- arbor- — Tree
arboreal
- phyll/o — Leaf
chlorophyll
- foli/o — Leaf
foliar
- rhiz/o — Root
rhizosphere
- radic- — Root
radicle
- anth/o — Flower
anthesis
Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals nature terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.