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ANTHERIDIUM (andtheridia, antheridia)
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Irregular inflected forms: andtheridia , antheridia
, antheridia Dictionary entry overview: What does antheridium mean?
• ANTHERIDIUM (noun)
The noun ANTHERIDIUM has 1 sense:
1. the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers
Familiarity information: ANTHERIDIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("antheridium" is a kind of...):
reproductive structure (the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction)
Derivation:
antheridial (relating to or characterized by an antheridium)
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