Dictionary entry

Antheridium

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖An′ther‐id″i‐um (�), n.; pl.Antheridia (�). [Anther + � (a Gr. diminutive ending).] (Bot.) The male reproductive apparatus in the lower plants, consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; — called also spermary. — An′ther‐id″i‐al (�), a.