noun
- one of two small cells located near the egg cell in the embryo sac of a flowering plant
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The synergids play a crucial role in guiding the pollen tube to the egg cell.
- During fertilization, one synergid degenerates as the pollen tube enters.
- Botanists study the synergids to understand plant reproduction mechanisms.
- The embryo sac contains an egg cell flanked by two synergids.
- Synergids help facilitate the double fertilization process in angiosperms.