reproductive structure vs antheridium

antheridium vs reproductive structure

reproductive structure and antheridium both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reproductive structure	Yes	No	No	No
antheridium	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, antheridium is a hyponym of reproductive structure; that is, antheridium is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reproductive structure:

reproductive structure: the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
antheridium: the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers

Other hyponyms of reproductive structure include agamete, fructification, gleba, hymenium, spore case, sporocarp, bloom, blossom, flower, stamen, anther, pistil, style, stigma, ovary, ovule, placenta, placentation, episperm, seed coat, testa, endosperm, gemma, cone, strobile, strobilus, basidium, sporangium, spore case, spore sac, ascus, sporophore, gametangium, gametoecium, gametophore, sorus, sorus, fruit.

reproductive structure (noun)	antheridium (noun)
the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction	the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers

Difference between reproductive structure and antheridium

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.