— oogonial adj.
/oh'euh goh"nee euhm/ , n. , pl. oogonia /-nee euh/ , oogoniums . Biol.
1. one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to oocytes.
2. the one-celled female reproductive organ in certain thallophytes, usually a more or less spherical sac containing one or more eggs.
[ 1865-70; ]