archegonium
(noun) a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
archegonium (plural archegonia)
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
• (reproductive structure): antheridium
• antheridium, oogonium
Source: Wiktionary
Ar`che*go"ni*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: The pistillidium or female organ in the higher cryptogamic plants, corresponding to the pistil in flowering plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
