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spermosphere

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A mass or ball of cells formed by the repeated division of a spermospore, each spermoblast of which is converted into a spermatozoid.

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Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

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Meaning 2

The zone in the soil surrounding a germinating seed.

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Etymology

From spermo- + -sphere.