antheridium
antheridium · antheridia
An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and…An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
Meaning
1 sensesAn organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From anther + -idium.From anther + -idium.
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Forms
plural: antheridia| Singular | antheridium |
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular