spermatium

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɜː(ɹ)ˈmeɪʃiəm/

Noun

spermatium (plural spermatia)

1. One of the motionless spermatozoids in the conceptacles of certain fungi.
   • 1848, John Hutton Balfour, Manual of Botany:

     cellular filaments bearing spermatia

References

“spermatium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.