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spermato-

spermato- prefix: seed.

Prefix

spermato-

  1. seed
  2. sperm

Forms of spermato-

alternative formspermat-
alternative formspermi-
alternative formsperma-
alternative formspermo-

Origin of spermato-

From Ancient Greek σπέρμα, σπέρματος (spérma, spérmatos, “seed”). By surface analysis, spermat- + -o-.

Questions about spermato-

What does spermato- mean?
Spermato- means seed.
What part of speech is spermato-?
Spermato- is a prefix.

Words near spermato- in the dictionary

  1. spermatizations
  2. spermatize
  3. spermatized
  4. spermatizes
  5. spermatizing
  6. spermato-
  7. spermatoa
  8. spermatoblast
  9. spermatoblastic
  10. spermatoblasts
  11. spermatocele

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