Antheridium is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Antheridium in a sentence
Antheridium meaning
An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
Synonyms of Antheridium
Using Antheridium
- The main meaning on this page is: An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
- Useful related words include: reproductive structure.
- In the example corpus, antheridium often appears in combinations such as: the antheridium.
Context around Antheridium
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Antheridium
- In this selection, "antheridium" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include gametangium the antheridium of the and in the antheridium then migrate. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "antheridium" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with antheridium
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The nuclei in the antheridium then migrate into the ascogonium, and plasmogamy —the mixing of the cytoplasm —occurs. (18 words)
A very fine hypha, called trichogyne emerges from one gametangium, the ascogonium, and merges with a gametangium (the antheridium) of the other fungal isolate. (24 words)
A very fine hypha, called trichogyne emerges from one gametangium, the ascogonium, and merges with a gametangium (the antheridium) of the other fungal isolate. (24 words)
The nuclei in the antheridium then migrate into the ascogonium, and plasmogamy —the mixing of the cytoplasm —occurs. (18 words)
Example sentences (2)
A very fine hypha, called trichogyne emerges from one gametangium, the ascogonium, and merges with a gametangium (the antheridium) of the other fungal isolate.
The nuclei in the antheridium then migrate into the ascogonium, and plasmogamy —the mixing of the cytoplasm —occurs.
Common combinations with antheridium
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: