"antheridium" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: antheridia [plural]
Etymology: From anther + -idium. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|anther|-idium}} anther + -idium Head templates: {{en-noun|antheridia}} antheridium (plural antheridia)
  1. (botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes. Wikipedia link: antheridium Categories (topical): Botany, Mycology Derived forms: antheridial Related terms: archegonium (english: the female equivalent) Translations (bryophyte organ producing male gametes): anteridi [masculine] (Catalan), siittiöpesäke (Finnish), anteridio (Finnish), anthéridie [feminine] (French), antairidiam [masculine] (Irish), plemnia [feminine] (Polish), anterídio [masculine] (Portuguese), anteridio [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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