Antherozoid
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.
- 2 a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm wordnet
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνθηρός (anthērós, “flowery”) + ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + -oid.