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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.
2. 2
   a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

antherozoonpollenproteinscumseedsemen

Etymology

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

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