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an•ther•id•i•um  (an′thə rid′ē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ther•id•i•a (-thə rid′ē ə).USA pronunciation [Bot., Mycol.]
  1. Botany, Fungia male reproductive structure producing gametes, occurring in ferns, mosses, fungi, and algae.
  • Neo-Latin; see anther, -idium
  • 1850–55
an′ther•id′i•al, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
antheridium / ˌænθəˈrɪdɪəm/, antherid / ˈænθərɪd/ ( -ridia / -ˈrɪdɪə/, -rids)
  1. the male sex organ of algae, fungi, bryophytes, and spore-bearing vascular plants, such as ferns, which produces antherozoids
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin, diminutive of anthēra anther
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