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sper⋅ma⋅to⋅zo⋅id

  [spur-muh-tuh-zoh-id, spur-mat-uh-]
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–noun Botany, Mycology.
a motile male gamete produced in an antheridium.
Origin:
1855–60; spermatozo(on) + -id 1
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sper·mat·o·zo·id   (spər-māt'ə-zō'ĭd, spûr'mə-tə-)   
n.  A ciliated male gamete produced in an antheridium.

[spermatozo(on) + -id.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sper·ma·to·zo·id
Pronunciation: -'zO-&d
Function: noun
: a male gamete of a plant motile by anterior cilia
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spermatozoid   (spər-māt'ə-zō'ĭd)  Pronunciation Key 
A male reproductive cell produced in an antheridium, as in algae, fungi, and nonflowering plants. Each spermatozoid has cilia that propel it toward the archegonium. Also called antherozoid.
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