antherozoid

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

antherozoid
    n 1: a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or
         gymnosperm [syn: {antherozoid}, {spermatozoid}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Spermatozoid \Sper`ma*to*zo"id\, n. [Spermatozoon + Gr. e'i^dos
   form.] (Biol.)
   The male germ cell in animals and plants, the essential
   element in fertilization; a microscopic animalcule-like
   particle, usually provided with one or more cilia by which it
   is capable of active motion. In animals, the familiar type is
   that of a small, more or less ovoid head, with a delicate
   threadlike cilium, or tail. Called also {spermatozoon}. In
   plants the more usual term is {antherozoid}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Antherozoid \An`ther*o*zoid\, Antherozooid \An`ther*o*zoo"id\,
   n. [Gr. ? flowery + ? animal + -oid. See {Zooid}.] (Bot.)
   One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia
   of cryptogams.
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