Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the male sex organ of spore-producing plants;
produces antherozoids;
equivalent to the anther in flowers;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Antheridium \An`ther*id"i*um\, n.; pl. Antheridia. [Anther + ?
(a Gr. diminutive ending).] (Bot.)
The male reproductive apparatus in the lower plants,
consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids
are produced; -- called also spermary. --
An`ther*id"i*al, a.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
antheridium
n 1: the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces
antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers