antheridium

• Существительное, обозначающее мужской репродуктивный орган у спорообразующих растений, таких как папоротники и мхи, который производит и высвобождает сперматозоиды (антерозоиды). Является аналогом пыльника у цветковых растений.

A noun referring to the male reproductive organ in spore-producing plants, such as ferns and mosses, which produces and releases sperm cells (antherozoids). It is the equivalent of the anther in flowering plants.

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1. Male reproductive organ in cryptogamsC2formalscientific

   The male sex organ of spore-producing plants, such as ferns, mosses, and algae, which produces and releases sperm cells (antherozoids). It is the equivalent of the anther in flowering plants.

   Мужской репродуктивный орган у криптогамов

   • The antheridium of the moss releases sperm that swim through water to fertilize the egg.
   • In ferns, the antheridium is typically located on the underside of the prothallus.
   • Botanists studied the development of the antheridium in liverworts.