ARCHEGONIUM


Meaning of ARCHEGONIUM in English

ˌärkə̇ˈgōnēəm noun

( plural archego·nia -nēə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek archegonos original, primal (from arche- + -gonos, akin to gignesthai to be born) + New Latin -ium — more at kin

: the flask-shaped female sex organ in mosses and ferns and some gymnosperms

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