antheridiophore

American  

[an-thuh-rid-ee-uh-fawr] / ˌæn θəˈrɪd i əˌfɔr /

noun

antheridiophores plural

1. Botany. in some mosses and liverworts, a structure supported by a pedicel and bearing the antheridia.

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antheridiophore Scientific  

/ ăn′thə-rĭd′ē-ə-fôr′ /

1. A structure that bears the antheridia in some liverworts.

2. See more at liverwort

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• antheridiophores
  plural