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spermatoid (sper'matoid) a. [Gk. 

 sperma, seed ; eidos, resemblance.] 

 Like a sperm (biol.}. 

 spermatomerites (speVmatome'rlts) 

 n. plu. [Gk. sperma, seed ; meros, 

 part.] Chromatin granules formed 

 from the sperm-nucleus (cyt.). 

 spermatophore (spgr'matofor) n. 

 [Gk. sperma, seed ; pherein, to bear.] 

 A capsule of albuminous matter 

 containing a number of sperms 

 (zool.). 



spermatoplasm (speVmatoplazm) n. 

 [Gk. sperma, seed ; plasma, some- 

 thing moulded.] The protoplasm 

 of sperm cells (cyt.). 

 spermatoplast (sper'matoplast) n. 

 [Gk. s^erma, seed ; plastos, moulded.] 

 A male sexual cell (bot.). 

 spermatosome (speVmatosom) n. 

 [Gk. sperma, seed ; soma, body.] 

 A spermatozoon, 

 spermatotheca, a spermatheca. 

 spermatozeugma (sper'matozu'gma) 

 n. [Gk. sperma, seed ; zeugma, 

 union.] The union by conjugation 

 of two or more spermatozoa occur- 

 ring in the vas deferens of some 

 Insects (zool.). 



spermatozoan (speVmatozo'an) a. 

 [Gk. sperma, seed ; zoon, animal.] 

 Pert, spermatozoa. 

 spermatozoid (speYmatozo'id) n. [Gk. 

 sperma, seed ; zoon, animal ; eidos, 

 resemblance.] An antherozoid ; a 

 free-swimming male gamete (bot.). 

 spermatozooid, a spermatozoid. 

 spermatozoon (sper'mato'zo'on) n. [Gk. 

 sperma, seed ; zoon, animal.] A 

 male reproductive cell, consisting 

 of head, middle part, and flagellum 

 (zoo I.}. 



spermiducal glands, glandular 

 structures into or near which sperm- 

 ducts open, in many vertebrates 

 (zool.). 



spermiduct (speYmidukt) n. [Gk. 

 sperma, seed ; L. ducere, to lead.] 

 A duct for the transmission of 

 spermatozoa (zool.). 

 spermocarp (speVmokarp) n. [Gk. 

 sperma, seed ; karpos, fruit.] An 

 oogonium after fertilization (bot.}. 

 spermocentre (spgr'mosSn'ter) n. 

 [Gk. sperma, seed ; L. centrum, a 

 centre.] The male centrosome 

 during fertilization (tyt.). 



spermoderm (spgr'modSrm) n. [Gk. 

 sperma, seed ; derma, skin.] The 

 outer covering of a seed (bot.). 



spermoduct, same as spermaduct, 

 spermiduct. 



spermogoniferous (spgr'mogonif'6rus) 

 a. [Gk. sperma, seed ; %onos, off- 

 spring ; ~L..ferre, to carry.] Having 

 spermogonia (bot.). 



spermogonium (speVmogo'nium) n. 

 [Gk. sperma, seed ; gonos, offspring.] 

 A capsule containing spermatia, 

 found on certain Fungi and Lichens 



spermogonous (spSrmog'oniis) a. [Gk. 

 sperma, seed ; gonos, offspring.] 

 Like or pert, a spermogonium (bot.}. 



spermology (spgrmol'ojl) n. [Gk. 

 sperma, seed ; logos, discourse.] 

 A branch of Botany treating of 

 seeds. 



spermotheca (spgr'mothe'ka) n. [Gk. 

 sperma, seed ; theke, a case.] A 

 chamber for storing sperms received 

 in copulation ; spermatheca (zool.). 



sphacelated (sfas'61at6d) a. [Gk. 

 sphakelos, gangrene.] Dead ; de- 

 cayed ; withered (bot.). 



sphacelia (sfase'lia) n. [Gk. spha- 

 kelos, gangrene.] The gonidial 

 stage in the development of the 

 Fungus, producing ergot (bot.). 



sphaeraphides (sferafidez) n. plu. 

 [Gk. sphaira, a globe ; rhaphis, a 

 needle.] Conglomerate raphides ; 

 globular clusters of minute crystals 

 in vegetable cells (bot.). 



sphaerenchyma (sfereng'kima) n. 

 [Gk. sphaira, a globe ; engchyma, 

 juice.] Tissue composed of spherical 

 cells (btol.). 



sphaeridia (sferid'ia) n. plu. [Gk. 

 sphaira, globe.] Small rounded 

 bodies, probably organs of special 

 sense, found on Echinoderms (zool.). 



sphaeroid (sfe'roid) a. [Gk. sphaira, 

 globe; eidos, resemblance.] Globu- 

 lar, ellipsoidal, or cylindrical ; appl. 

 a colony or aggregate of individual 

 Protozoa (zoolJ). 



sphagnicolous (sfagnik'olus) a. [Gk. 

 sphagnos, moss ; L. colere, to in- 

 habit.] Inhabiting peat mosses 

 (bot.). 



sphagnous (sfag'nus) a. [Gk. sphag- 



nos, moss.J Pert, peat moss (bot.). 

 sphenethmoid (sfgnSth'moid) n. [Gk. 



