limosphere

noun

li·​mos·​phere

ˈlīməˌsfi(ə)r

: an apical body near the blepharoplast of the spermatozoid of some bryophytes comparable to the acroblast in animals

Word History

Etymology

limo- (from Latin limus mud) + sphere

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