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antheridium

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Noun
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an=ther=id=i=um

CIDE DICTIONARY

antheridiumn. [Anther + (a Gr. diminutive ending).].
     The male reproductive apparatus in the lower plants, consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; -- called also spermary.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

antheridium, n. (pl. antheridia) Bot. the male sex organ of algae, mosses, ferns, etc.

Etymology
mod.L f. anthera (as ANTHER) + Gk -idion dimin. suffix

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