"spermic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈspɜːmɪk/ [UK], /ˈspɜɹmɪk/ [US]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)mɪk Etymology: Etymology tree English sperm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English spermic From sperm + -ic. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|sperm|-ic|tree=1}} Etymology tree English sperm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English spermic [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ic", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ikos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ikos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-icus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ique", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ik", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "spermic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="spermic">, {{af|en|sperm|-ic}} sperm + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} spermic (not comparable)
  1. (rare) Of or pertaining to sperm. Tags: not-comparable, rare Synonyms: spermatic, spermous
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  2. (botany) Relating to seeds. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-spermic-en-adj-gkWqj30I Categories (other): Botany, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 48 52 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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