antherozoid

English

Alternative forms

antherozooid

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἀνθηρός (anthērós, “flowery”) + ζῷον (zôion, “animal”) + -oid.

Noun

antherozoid (plural antherozoids)

(botany) One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.

Synonyms

sperm

Translations

mobile male reproductive body in the antheridia of cryptogams

Catalan: anterozoide (ca) m
Finnish: siittiösolu, anterotsoidi
Irish: antrasóideach m
Portuguese: anterozoide m

References

“antherozoid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

rhodizonate

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