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antheridium
an·ther·id·i·um A0329900 (ăn′thə-rĭd′ē-əm)n. pl. an·ther·id·i·a (-ē-ə) A sperm-producing organ occurring in seedless plants, fungi, and algae.
[New Latin : anthēra, anther; see anther + -idium, diminutive suff. (from Greek -idion).]
an′ther·id′i·al adj.antheridium (ˌænθəˈrɪdɪəm) or antheridn, pl -ridia (-ˈrɪdɪə) or -rids (Botany) the male sex organ of algae, fungi, bryophytes, and spore-bearing vascular plants, such as ferns, which produces antherozoids[C19: from New Latin, diminutive of anthēra anther] ˌantherˈidial adjan•ther•id•i•um (ˌæn θəˈrɪd i əm)
n., pl. -ther•id•i•a (-θəˈrɪd i ə) a male reproductive structure producing gametes, occurring in ferns, mosses, fungi, and algae. [1850–55; < New Latin] an`ther•id′i•al, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | antheridium - the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowersreproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction |
antheridium
antheridium[‚an·thə′rid·ē·əm] (botany) The sex organ that produces male gametes in cryptogams. A minute structure within the pollen grain of seed plants. antheridium
an·ther·id·i·um (an'ther-id'ē-um), The male gametangium produced in the teleomorph part of the life cycle of fungi. [Mod. L. anthera, flower, fr. G anthēros, blooming, fr. anthēo, to bloom, + dim. suffix -idium, fr. G. -idion]  Fig. 40 Antheridium . Generalized structure, longitudinal section. antheridium (pl. antheridia) the male sex organ of bryophytes, pteridophytes, algae and fungi.antheridium
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