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Antheridium

Antheridium Meaning & Definition
Antheridium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Antheridium?

[n] the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers

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Antheridium In Webster's Dictionary

\An`ther*id"i*um\, n.; pl. {Antheridia}. [Anther + ? (a Gr. diminutive ending).] (Bot.) The male reproductive apparatus in the lower, consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; -- called also {spermary}. -- {An`ther*id"i*al}, a.

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