Spermo — Spermo, in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Anius. She was the goddess of grain. She was one of the Oenotropae, a granddaughter of Dionysus, and had the ability to change anything into seed or wheat. Her sisters were Oeno and Elais … Wikipedia
Spermo — Spermo, eine der drei Töchter des Anios, s.d … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Spermo — SPERMO, ûs, (⇒ Tab. XIV.) eine von des Anius Töchtern, welchen Bacchus zugestanden, daß sie, nach Anzeige ihrer Namen, so viel Oel, Wein und Getraide haben könnten, als sie nur wünscheten. Tzetzes ad Lycophr. 570. Sieh Anius … Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon
-spermo — [dal gr. spérma sperma ]. Secondo elemento di aggettivi composti del linguaggio scient., nei quali indica relazione col seme: angiospermo … Enciclopedia Italiana
-spermo — elem. de comp. Exprime a noção de semente (ex.: monospermo). ‣ Etimologia: grego spérma, atos, ação de semear, semente … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
spermo- — [spʉr′mə, spʉr′mō] combining form SPERMATO … English World dictionary
spermo- — comb. form = SPERMATO . * * * see sperm * * * a combining form of sperm1, used also with the meaning seed, germ, semen, in the formation of compound words: spermophyte. Also, esp. before a vowel, sperm . * * * comb. form equivalent to spermato *… … Useful english dictionary
spermo- — spermat(o) , spermo ♦ Éléments, du gr. sperma, spermatos « semence, graine ». spermat(o) , sperme, spermo éléments, du gr. sperma, spermatos, semence, graine . spermo V. spermat(o) . ⇒SPERMAT(O) , SPERMO , SPERMA , (SPERMAT … Encyclopédie Universelle
Spermo- — Spermato Sper ma*to , Spermo Sper mo Combining forms from Gr. spe rma, atos, seed, sperm, semen (of plants or animals); as, spermatoblast, spermoblast. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spermo--spermo — spèr·mo spèr·mo conf. 1. TS biol. sperma, relativo allo sperma o allo spermatozoo 2. TS bot., zool. seme, relativo ai semi: spermofilo {{line}} {{/line}} ETIMO: dal gr. spermo , cfr. spérma, atos seme , v. anche spermato … Dizionario italiano