An`ther*id"i*um (#), n.; pl. Anthplwidia] (#). [Anther + (a Gr. diminutive ending).] Bot.
The male reproductive apparatus in the lower, consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; -- called also spermary.
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An`ther*id"i*al (#), a.
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