OOGONIUM


Meaning of OOGONIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌō-ə-ˈgō-nē-əm ]

noun

( plural oo·go·nia -nē-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 -nē-əl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.