antherozoid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm
    spermatozoid.

WordNet

An`ther*o*zoid, An`ther*o*zoo"id noun (Also<
  • Antherozoid
  • Antherozooid
)
Etymology
Gr. flowery + animal + -oid. See Zooid.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.

Webster 1913