spermatozoid

noun

sper·​ma·​to·​zo·​id (ˌ)spər-ˌma-tə-ˈzō-əd 

ˌspər-mə-tə-

: a motile male gamete of a plant usually produced in an antheridium

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin spermatozoon

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

spermatozoid

noun

sper·​ma·​to·​zo·​id -ˈzō-əd 

: a male gamete of a plant motile by anterior cilia