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antheridiophore

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

noun

plural

antheridiophores

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

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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B. Longitudinal section through a young antheridiophore.

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