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antheridiophore

American

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

noun

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

antheridiophore Scientific

/ ăn′thə-rĭd′ē-ə-fôr′ /

A structure that bears the antheridia in some liverworts.
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noun

antheridiophores

plural

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