SPERMATIUM


Meaning of SPERMATIUM in English

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )sp ə r- ' m ā -sh( ē -) ə m

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -tia \ -sh( ē -) ə \

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

– sper · ma · tial \ -sh( ē -) ə l \ adjective

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