Definition
Two specialized cells that flank the egg cell in the embryo sac of flowering plants, serving as guides and facilitators for pollen tube entry and sperm delivery. They contain distinctive cellular structures that help direct the fertilization process.
Etymology
From Greek 'synergos' meaning 'working together' or 'cooperating', reflecting their collaborative role in facilitating fertilization. The term was coined in botanical literature in the late 1800s as scientists discovered these cells' cooperative function with the egg cell.
Kelly Says
Synergids are like the ultimate wingmen of the plant world - they literally guide sperm cells to their target and then sacrifice themselves for successful fertilization! One synergid actually degenerates to create a pathway for the pollen tube, making it one of nature's most altruistic cellular behaviors.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Synergid
Sy-ner-gid
ARالعربية
خلايا التعاون
khala'i al-ta'awun
BNবাংলা
সিমার্জিড
si-mar-jid
CACatalà
sinèrgid
si-ner-gid
CSČeština
synergid
si-ner-gid
DADansk
synergider
si-ner-gi-der
DEDeutsch
Synergiden
zi-ner-gi-den
ELΕλληνικά
συνεργίδες
soo-ner-gi-des
ESEspañol
sinérgidas
sin-er-hee-das
FAفارسی
سینرژید
si-ner-zid
FISuomi
synergidit
si-ner-gi-dit
FRFrançais
synérgides
sin-er-zid
GUGU
સિનેર્જિડ
si-ner-jid
HAHA
synergids
si-ner-gidz
HEעברית
סינרגידים
si-ner-gi-dim
HIहिन्दी
सहयोगी कोशिकाएँ
sah-yog-ee ko-shee-kaen
HUMagyar
szinergid
sin-er-gid
IDBahasa Indonesia
sinergid
sin-er-gid
IGIG
synergids
si-ner-gidz
ITItaliano
sinérgidi
sin-er-gee-di
KMKM
សcokinetic
so-kin-e-tik
MRMR
सिनेर्गिड
si-ner-gid
MSBahasa Melayu
sinergid
sin-er-gid
MYမြန်မာ
ဆင်းရှင်
shin-shin
NLNederlands
synergiden
si-ner-gi-den
NONorsk
synergider
si-ner-gi-der
PLPolski
synérgid
sin-er-gid
PTPortuguês
sinérgidas
sin-er-zhi-das
RORomână
sinérgid
sin-er-gid
RUРусский
синергиды
sin-er-gi-dy
SVSvenska
synergider
si-ner-gi-der
SWKiswahili
sinérgid
sin-er-gid
TAதமிழ்
சினர்ஜிட்
ci-nar-ji-t
TEతెలుగు
సినిర్జిడ్స్
ci-nir-ji-ds
THไทย
เซลล์ซินเนอร์จิส
sel-szin-ner-jis
TRTürkçe
sinergid
sin-er-gid
UKУкраїнська
синергіди
sin-er-hi-dy
URاردو
سِینرْجِد
si-ner-jid
VITiếng Việt
tế bào hợp tác
te-bau hop-tac
YOYO
synergids
si-ner-gidz
ZUZU
isinergids
si-ner-gidz