An`ther*id"i*um (#), n.; pl. Anthplwidia] (#). [Anther + (a Gr. diminutive ending).] Bot.

The male reproductive apparatus in the lower, consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; -- called also spermary.

-- An`ther*id"i*al (#), a.

 

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