OOGONIUMS

Noun

oogoniums

plural of oogonium

Source: Wiktionary


OOGONIUM

O`ö*go"ni*um, n.; pl. L. Oögonia, E. Oögoniums. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A special cell in certain cryptogamous plants containing oöspheres, as in the rockweeds (Fucus), and the orders Vaucherieæ and Peronosporeæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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