archegonium

ar·che·go·ni·um

 (är′kĭ-gō′nē-əm)

n. pl. ar·che·go·ni·a (-nē-ə)

A multicellular, often flask-shaped, egg-producing organ occurring in mosses, liverworts, ferns, and most gymnosperms.

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[New Latin, from Greek arkhegonos, original : arkhe-, arkhi-, archi- + gonos, offspring; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

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ar′che·go′ni·al adj.

ar′che·go′ni·ate (-ĭt) adj.

archegonium

(ˌɑːkɪˈɡəʊnɪəm)

n, pl -nia (-nɪə)

(Botany) a female sex organ, occurring in mosses, spore-bearing vascular plants, and gymnosperms, that produces a single egg cell in its swollen base

[C19: from New Latin, from Greek arkhegonos original parent, from arkhe- chief, first + gonos seed, race]

ˌarcheˈgoniate adj

ar•che•go•ni•um

(ˌɑr kɪˈgoʊ ni əm)

n., pl. -ni•a (-ni ə)

a flask-shaped female reproductive organ of ferns, mosses, and most gymnosperms that contains the gamete.

[1850–55]

ar`che•go′ni•al, ar`che•go′ni•ate (-ni ɪt, -ˌeɪt) adj.

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archegonium - a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus