transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌär-ki-ˈgō-nē-əm ]
noun
( plural ar·che·go·nia -nē-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 -nē-əl adjective