2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Spermatozoid \Sper`ma*to*zo"id\, n. [Spermatozoon + Gr. e'i^dos form.] (Biol.) The male germ cell in animals and plants, the essential element in fertilization; a microscopic animalcule-like particle, usually provided with one or more cilia by which it is capable of active motion. In animals, the familiar type is that of a small, more or less ovoid head, with a delicate threadlike cilium, or tail. Called also {spermatozoon}. In plants the more usual term is {antherozoid}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: spermatozoid n : a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm [syn: {antherozoid}]
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