Definition of "antherozoid" []

• A male gamete produced by an antheridium. (noun)

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• "The product of the union of an antherozoid and an oosphere is termed an"
• "Those which are of two kinds are, first, a generally aggressive and motile fertilizing or so-called "male cell," called in its typical form an _antherozoid_; and, second, a passive and motionless receptive or so-called "female cell," called an _oosphere_."
• "What! The sporule of a scrap of moss requires an antherozoid before it is fit to germinate; and the ovule of a Scolia, that proud huntress, can dispense with the equivalent in order to hatch and produce a male?"