ARCHEGONIUM

archegonium

(noun) a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

archegonium (plural archegonia)

(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.

Antonyms

• (reproductive structure): antheridium

Coordinate terms

• 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



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