Meaning & use
Antheridium
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The male reproductive organ in mosses, ferns, algae, and certain other plants, which produces sperm cells.
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Under the microscope, students could see the antheridium releasing motile sperm cells.
Moisture is required for sperm released from the antheridium to swim to the egg cell.
A note on using this word
From Greek anthos ("flower") and a diminutive suffix; its counterpart, the archegonium, is the plant's female reproductive structure.
Words with an opposite meaning
archegonium
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