trichogyne

[trik-uh-jahyn, -jin]

noun

Botany, Mycology.

1. a hairlike prolongation of a carpogonium, serving as a receptive organ for the spermatium.

trichogyne

/ -dʒɪn, ˈtrɪkəˌdʒaɪn /

noun

1. a hairlike projection of the female reproductive organs of certain algae, fungi, and lichens, which receives the male gametes before fertilization takes place

trichogyne

1. A hairlike terminal process forming the receptive part of the female reproductive structure (called the gametangium) in red algae and certain ascomycete and basidiomycete fungi. Male gametes attach themselves to the trichogyne.

Other Word Forms

• trichogynial adjective
• trichogynic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of trichogyne¹

First recorded in 1870–75; tricho- + -gyne, from Greek gynḗ “woman”; gyneco- ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of trichogyne¹

C19: from _tricho- + Greek gunē woman

Example Sentences

These three elements—trichogyne, trichophoric cell, and carpogenic cell—are regarded as the procarp.

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Occasionally one of these spermatozoids may be found attached to the trichogyne, and in this way fertilization is effected.

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D I, II young procarps. tr. trichogyne. iii, young; iv, ripe spore fruit.

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The spermatozoid coalesces with the oosphere, which secretes a wall, becomes surrounded with a covering of cells called a cystocarp, which springs from cells below the trichogyne, and after the whole structure falls from the parent plant, spores are developed from the oospore, and from them arises a new generation.

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In Dudresnaya, on the other hand, the spermatozoid coalesces indeed with the trichogyne, but this does not develop further.

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