gamete

a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes

• anisogamete — either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike in size
• isogamete — either of a pair of conjugating gametes of the same size and structure
• sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoon, spermatozoan — the male reproductive cell; the male gamete
• ovum, egg cell — the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
• spermatid — an immature gamete produced by a spermatocyte; develops into a spermatozoon
• oosphere — used especially of lower plants
• antherozoid, spermatozoid — a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm

• reproductive cell, germ cell, sex cell — a spermatozoon or an ovum