noun
- a plant that produces seeds; a seed plant
Usage: botanical
Examples
- Spermatophytes include both flowering plants and conifers.
- The evolution of spermatophytes marked a major advancement in plant reproduction.
- Gymnosperms and angiosperms are the two main groups of spermatophytes.
- Most trees in temperate forests are spermatophytes.
- Spermatophytes dominate terrestrial ecosystems worldwide.
- The seed coat protects the embryo in spermatophytes.