Definition of Antherids

1. antherid [n] - See also: antherid

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antherids

anthemion
anthemions
anthemis
anthemises
anthems
anthemwise
anther
anther culture
antheral
anthered
antherid
antheridia
antheridial
antheridiophore
antherids (current term)
antheriferous
antheriform
antherogenous
antheroid
antherozoid
antherozooid
anthers
antheses
anthesis
anthill
anthills
anthimeria
anthimerias
anthiolimine

Literary usage of Antherids

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Microscope and Its Revelations by William Benjamin Carpenter, William Henry Dallinger (1891)
"What has commonly been regarded as the ' fructification' of ses—namely, the ' urn' or ' capsule ' filled with spores, which is 451.—antherids and ..."

2. The Vegetable World: Being a History of Plants, with Their Botanical by Louis Figuier (1867)
"In order to fecundate the spores and prepare them for germination, it is necessary to mix them with the water which contains some antherids. ..."

3. Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire by Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire (1858)
"“These antherids are often formed in large numbers, ... but at a period somewhat “later than the earlier antherids, there appear near the middle, ..."

4. Transactions by Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire (1857)
"... but at a period somewhat " These antherids are often formed in large numbers, ... later than the earlier antherids, there appear near the middle, ..."

5. The Theory and Practice of Horticulture: Or, An Attempt to Explain the Chief by John Lindley (1855)
"According to M. Thuret, whose observations are not open to doubt, by placing certain seaweeds in a damp atmosphere, the spores and antherids are freely ..."

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