TRICHOGYNE

Etymology

Noun

trichogyne (plural trichogynes)

(botany, mycology) The slender, hair-like cell which receives the fertilizing particles, or antherozoids, in red seaweeds.

Anagrams

• thyrogenic

Source: Wiktionary


Trich"o*gyne, n. Etym: [F., fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: The slender, hairlike cell which receives the fertilizing particles, or antherozoids, in red seaweeds.

– Trich`o*gyn"ic, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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