antheridium Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers

WordNet

An`ther*id"i*um noun
Etymology
Anther + (a Gr. diminutive ending).
Wordforms
plural Anthplwidia
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The male reproductive apparatus in the lower, consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; -- called also spermary. -- An`ther*id"i*al a.

Webster 1913