Search Dictionary
Antherozoid Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
Alt. of Antherozooid
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAlt. of Antherozooid
antherozoid
\an`ther*o*zoid\ (&?;), antherozooid \an`ther*o*zoo"id\ (&?;), ] n. [gr. &?; flowery + &?; animal + -oid. see zooid.] (bot.) one of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.
Noun
1. a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm
(synonym) spermatozoid
(hypernym) gamete
Antherozoid Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
An antheridium or antherida (plural: antheridia) is a haploid structure or organ producing and containing male gametes (called antherozoids or sperm). It is present in the gametophyte phase of lower plants like mosses and ferns, and also in the primitive vascular psilotophytes. Many algae and some fungi, for example ascomycetes and water moulds, also have antheridia during their reproductive stages.
| See more at Wikipedia.org... |
Antherozoid Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
