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syn·er·gid (si nʉr′jid, sin′ər-)

noun

either of the two cells that lie alongside of the egg cell in the embryo sac of flowering plants

Etymology: ModL synergida < Gr synergein, to work together (see synergy) + ModL -ida, sing. of -idae (see -idae)

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  1. ‹ synergetic
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  5. ‹ syne
  6. ‹ syndrome
  7. ‹ syndicated loans
  8. ‹ syndicate manager
  9. ‹ syndicate
  10. ‹ syndicalism
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