n.
Pronunciation: ˌ är-ki- ' g ō -n ē - ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nia \ -n ē - ə \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek archegonos originator, from archein to begin + gonos procreation; akin to Greek gignesthai to be born ― more at ARCH- , KIN
Date: 1854
: the flask-shaped female sex organ of bryophytes, lower vascular plants (as ferns), and some gymnosperms
– ar · che · go · ni · al \ -n ē - ə l \ adjective