ar·che·go·ni·um (är k -g  n - m)n. pl. ar·che·go·ni·a (-n -) A multicellular, often flask-shaped, egg-producing organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms. [New Latin, from Greek arkhegonos, original : arkhe-, arkhi-, archi- + gonos, offspring; see gen - in Indo-European roots.]ar che·goni·al adj.ar che·goni·ate (-t) adj. |
archegonium [ˌɑːkɪˈgəʊnɪəm]
n pl -nia [-nɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a female sex organ, occurring in mosses, spore-bearing vascular plants, and gymnosperms, that produces a single egg cell in its swollen base
[from New Latin, from Greek arkhegonos original parent, from arkhe- chief, first + gonos seed, race]
archegoniate adj
| archegonium (ärk-gn-m) Plural archegonia The egg-producing organ occurring in bryophytes (such as mosses and liverworts), ferns, and most gymnosperms. The archegonium is a multicellular, often flask-shaped structure that contains a single egg. Compare antheridium. |
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| Noun | 1. | archegonium - a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus |
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