âº the skill or trade of a carpenter, or the work done by a carpenter: That staircase is a beautiful piece of carpentry. (Definition of âcarpentryâ from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press) Translations of âcarpentryâ.
Define reproductive cell. reproductive cell synonyms, reproductive cell pronunciation, reproductive cell translation, English dictionary definition of reproductive cell. A cell whose nucleus unites with that of a cell of the opposite sex to form a new organism. A reproductive cell contains only a single (haploid) set of chromosomes. Animal egg and sperm cells, the nuclei in grains of pollen, and egg cells in plant ovules are all reproductive cells. Also called gamete, sex cell. See Note at mitosis.
(Å`vÉm), in biology, specialized plant or animal sex cell, also called the egg, or egg cell. It is the female sex cell, or female gamete; the male gamete is the spermsperm. or spermatozoon. , in biology, the male gamete (sex cell), corresponding to the female ovum in organisms that reproduce sexually.