ˌärkə̇ˈgōnēəm noun
( plural archego·nia -nēə)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek archegonos original, primal (from arche- + -gonos, akin to gignesthai to be born) + New Latin -ium — more at kin
: the flask-shaped female sex organ in mosses and ferns and some gymnosperms