antherozoidaladj.
/ˌanθərəˈzəʊɪdl/, /ˌanθərəˈzɔɪdl/, U.S. /ˌænθərəˈzoʊəd(ə)l/, /ˌænθərəˈzɔɪd(ə)l/ Botany. Now rare.
Of the nature of an antherozoid; of or relating to antherozoids.
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1865 Intell. Obs. No. 37. 35 Antherozoidal cells.
1893 W. Hillhouse tr. E. Strasburger Handbk. Pract. Bot. 300 An exactly similar cell is also cut off from the microspores..before the commencement of the stages of development which lead to the formation of the antherozoidal cells.
1939 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 26 40/1 After the male nucleus passes through the protoplasmic bridge, the antherozoidal bulge is gradually absorbed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1865- purple-hearted
- purple-hued
- purple-leaved
- purple-lidded
- purple-lined
- purple-nosed
- purple-pink
- purple-producing
- purple-red
- purple-rose
- purple-seller
- purple-skirted
- purple-spiked
- purple-spotted
- purple-stained
- purple-staining
- purple-stemmed
- purple-streaming
- purple-tailed parakeet
- purple-tassels
- purple-throated
- purple-tinged
- purple-topped
- purple-wearer
- purple-yellow