spermatophytic en · ADJ
Etymology
From spermatophyte + -ic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Relating to spermatophytes.
When Doyle and Donoghue (1986a) compare spermatophytic "leaves," they do not account for the fundamental difference between conifero- and megaphylls.
1994, Muhammad Iqbal, Growth patterns in vascular plants, page 434: