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spermatium

/spɜː(ɹ)ˈmeɪʃiəm/

spermatium noun: one of the motionless spermatozoids in the conceptacles of certain fungi.

Noun

spermatium (plural spermatia)

  1. One of the motionless spermatozoids in the conceptacles of certain fungi.
    • cellular filaments bearing spermatia1848, John Hutton Balfour, Manual of Botany

Forms of spermatium

pluralspermatia

Origin of spermatium

From spermat- + -ium.

Questions about spermatium

What does spermatium mean?
Spermatium means one of the motionless spermatozoids in the conceptacles of certain fungi.
What part of speech is spermatium?
Spermatium is a noun.
How do you pronounce spermatium?
Spermatium is pronounced /spɜː(ɹ)ˈmeɪʃiəm/.
What is the plural of spermatium?
The plural of spermatium is spermatia.

Words near spermatium in the dictionary

  1. spermatises
  2. spermatising
  3. spermatism
  4. spermatist
  5. spermatists
  6. spermatium
  7. spermatization
  8. spermatizations
  9. spermatize
  10. spermatized
  11. spermatizes

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