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synergid

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syn·er·gid  (s-nûrjd, snr-)
n.
One of two small cells lying near the egg in the mature embryo sac of a flowering plant.

[New Latin synergida, from Greek sunergos, working together; see synergism.]

synergid  (s-nûrjd, snr-)
One of two small, short-lived nuclei lying near the egg in the mature embryo sac of a flowering plant. The synergids are part of the egg apparatus and are thought to help the pollen nucleus reach the egg cell for fertilization. See more at egg apparatusembryo sac


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