-SPERMY

Meaning of -SPERMY in English

[-spermy] n comb form [Gk sperma seed, sperm]: state of exhibiting or resulting from (such) a fertilization "agamospermy"

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

-SPERMY — noun combining form Etymology: Greek sperma seed, sperm state of exhibiting or resulting from (such) a fertilization
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-SPERMY — ˌspərmē, -pə̄m-, -pəim-, -mi noun combining form ( -es ) Etymology: Greek -spermia, from -spermos -spermous + -ia -y 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-SPERMY — Etymology: Greek sperma seed, sperm : state of exhibiting or resulting from (such) a fertilization agamo spermy
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPERMY — Function: noun combining form Etymology: Greek sperma seed, sperm : state of exhibiting or resulting from (such) a fertilization <agamo …
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AGAMOSPERMY — noun Etymology: Greek agamos + English -spermy Date: 1944 apogamy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-SPERMIES — plural of -spermy
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POLYSPERMY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷mē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary poly- + -spermy : the entrance of several spermatozoa into one …
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PHENOSPERMY — ˈfēnəˌspərmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: phen- (I) + -spermy : the production with or without pollination of empty or …
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MONOSPERMY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌspərmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mon- + -spermy : the entry of a single fertilizing sperm …
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DISPERMY — ˈdīˌspərmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary di- + -spermy : the entrance of two spermatozoa into one …
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AGAMOSPERMY — (ˈ)āˈgaməˌspərmē, ˈagəmōˌ- noun ( -es ) Etymology: agam- + -spermy : apogamy 2 ; specifically : apogamy in which sexual …
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DISPERMY — — dispermic , adj. /duy"sperr'mee/ , n. the fertilization of an ovum by two spermatozoa. Cf. monospermy, polyspermy . [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AGAMOSPERMY — noun Etymology: Greek agamos + English -spermy Date: 1944 : apogamy ; specifically : apogamy in which sexual union is …
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AGAMOSPERMY — [aga.mo.sper.my] n [Gk agamos + E -spermy] (1944): apogamy; specif: apogamy in which sexual union is not completed and the …
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