spermatozoid Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm
antherozoid.
WordNet
Sper`ma*to*zo"id noun
Etymology
Definitions
(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 spermatozoön . In plants the more usual term isantherozoid .
