mother-form

Updated: May 6, 2025

The foundation lies in the fact that in many cases the eggs or seeds require nourishment and protection by the mother-form for some time after impregnation. Hence the spermatozoa and antherozoids travel in the lower aquatic animals and plants to the female, and pollen is borne to the female organ.

Sir James Marchant - Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1