antheridial

Variant of antheridium

antheridium definition

an·ther·id·ium (an′t̸hər id′ē əm)

noun pl. antheridia -·id′ia (-ə)

in flowerless and seedless plants (cryptogams), the organ in which the male sex cells are developed

Etymology: ModL < anthera (see anther) + Gr dim. suffix -idion

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