[ ˌα:kɪ'gəʊnɪəm ]
■ noun ( plural archegonia -ɪə ) Botany the female sex organ in mosses, liverworts, ferns, and most conifers.
Origin
C19: mod. L., from Gk arkhegonos , from arkhe- 'chief' + gonos 'race'.
[ ˌα:kɪ'gəʊnɪəm ]
■ noun ( plural archegonia -ɪə ) Botany the female sex organ in mosses, liverworts, ferns, and most conifers.
Origin
C19: mod. L., from Gk arkhegonos , from arkhe- 'chief' + gonos 'race'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004