Pronunciation: ˌ sp ə r-m ə - ' g ō -n ē - ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nia \ -n ē - ə \
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1861
: a flask-shaped or depressed receptacle in which spermatia are produced in some fungi and lichens
Pronunciation: ˌ sp ə r-m ə - ' g ō -n ē - ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nia \ -n ē - ə \
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1861
: a flask-shaped or depressed receptacle in which spermatia are produced in some fungi and lichens
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012