n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ō - ə - ' g ō -n ē - ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nia \ -n ē - ə \
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1867
1 : a female sexual organ in various algae and fungi that corresponds to the archegonium of ferns and mosses
2 : a descendant of a primordial germ cell that gives rise to oocytes
– oo · go · ni · al \ -n ē - ə l \ adjective