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单词 antherozoid
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antherozoidn.

Brit. /ˌanθərəˈzəʊɪd/, U.S. /ˌænθərəˈzoʊəd/
Forms:

α. 1800s– antherozoid, 1800s– antherozoïd.

β. 1800s– antherozooid Brit. /ˌanθərəˈzuːɔɪd/, /ˌanθərəˈzəʊɔɪd/, /ˌanθərəˈzuːɪd/, U.S. /ˌænθərəˈzoʊəd/, /ˌænθərəˈzuˌɔɪd/.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French anthérozoïde.
Etymology: < French anthérozoïde (A. Derbès & A. J. J. Solier 1850, in Ann. des sci. nat. 14 263) < anthère anther n. + -o- -o- connective + zoïde zooid n. With the β. forms compare zooid n.
Botany and Mycology.
In algae, fungi, lower plants, and some gymnosperms: a motile male gamete analogous to a spermatozoon, produced in an antheridium.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > spore or sporule > cryptogam or plant having spores > [noun] > parts of > cells > reproductive cell or gamete > male gamete
phytozoon1845
antherozoid1853
spermatozoid1857
pollinoid1881
1853 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom (ed. 3) 22b The body of the antherozoid appears ovate or spherical.
1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man I. viii. 274 The locomotive power of the antherozooids.
1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. 336 Antherozoids are..spirally coiled threads usually with a number of fine cilia on the anterior coils.
1936 W. Stiles Introd. Princ. Plant Physiol. xviii. 399 In algae with motile antherozoids,..fertilization of the ovum can only result if there is a sufficiency of water.
1999 Guardian 18 Mar. i. 20/7 There were..fronds just a few centimetres tall—sprouting from withering prothalli where the antherozoids had made their short, frantic journey.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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