antheridium

Noun

Meaning

The male reproductive apparatus in the lower, consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; -- called also spermary.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

seed sperm pollen semen scum spermatozoon spermatozoa

Hypernyms

reproductive structure

Derivatives

antheridia andtheridia

Examples

A very fine hypha, called trichogyne emerges from one gametangium, the ascogonium, and merges with a gametangium (the antheridium) of the other fungal isolate. Source: Internet

The nuclei in the antheridium then migrate into the ascogonium, and plasmogamy —the mixing of the cytoplasm —occurs. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

antheridial antheridiogen antheridiophore antheriferous antheriform antherless