antherozoid

[an-ther-uh-zoh-id, an-ther-uh-zoid]

an·ther·o·zo·id

[an-ther-uh-zoh-id, an-ther-uh-zoid]
noun Botany, Mycology.
the motile male gamete produced in an antheridium.

Origin:
1850–55; anther + -o- + z(o)oid
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Antherozoid is always a great word to know.
So is bryophytes. Does it mean:
sexual form of a haploid plant in the alternation of generations
phylum of green, nonvascular, seedless plants comprised of true mosses, hornworts and liverworts
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antherozoid (ˌænθərəˈzəʊɪd, -ˈzɔɪd)
 
n
one of many small male gametes produced in an antheridium
 
[C19: see anther, zo(o)id]

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antherozoid   (ān'thər-ə-zō'ĭd)  Pronunciation Key 
See spermatozoid.
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