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sperm production
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
spermation
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spermatium — noun (plural spermatia) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek spermation, diminutive of spermat , sperma Date: 1856 a nonmotile male gamete of a red alga; also a nonmotile cell functioning as a male gamete in certain fungi and lichens • spermatial… … New Collegiate Dictionary
spermatium — /sperr may shee euhm/, n., pl. spermatia / shee euh/. 1. Bot. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga. 2. Mycol. a minute, colorless cell, of certain fungi and lichens, believed to be a male reproductive body, developed within spermogonia. [1855… … Universalium
spermatium — sper•ma•ti•um [[t]spɜrˈmeɪ ʃi əm[/t]] n. pl. ti•a [[t] ʃi ə[/t]] 1) bot the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga 2) fng a minute, colorless cell of certain fungi and lichens, developed within spermagonia • Etymology: 1855–60; < NL < Gk… … From formal English to slang
spermatium — /spɜˈmeɪtiəm/ (say sper mayteeuhm) noun (plural spermatia /spɜˈmeɪtiə/ (say sper mayteeuh)) 1. the non motile male gamete of the red algae. 2. a minute, colourless cell (conjectured to be a male reproductive body) developed within spermogonia.… …
spermatium — [spər mā′shē əm] n. pl. spermatia [spər māshē ə] [ModL < Gr spermation, dim. of sperma, a seed: see SPERM1] Bot. 1. a nonmotile male sex cell in red algae 2. a very small, nonmotile male gamete, found in some lichens and fungi … English World dictionary
sper|ma|ti|um — «spur MAY shee uhm», noun, plural ti|a « shee uh». 1. the nonmotile male gamete that fuses with the carpogonium of the red algae. 2. one of the tiny, cylindrical or rod shaped bodies in certain lichens and fungi that are produced like spores in… … Useful english dictionary
