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spermatium

sper·ma·ti·um [ spur máyshee əm, spur máyshəm ] (plural sper·ma·ti·a [ spur máyshee ə, spur máyshə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
reproductive cell in fungi: a cell that functions as a male reproductive cell in some algae, fungi, and lichens

[Mid-19th century. Via modern Latin< Greek spermation, diminutive of sperma (see sperm1)]
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