archegonium
noun
the female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, etc.
archegonia
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pluralof archegonium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The sperm and eggs are produced on gametophytes in antheridia and archegonia, and fertilization requires a thin film of water, so that the sperm can swim to the eggs.
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The gametophyte contains antheridia that produce, sperm and archegonia that produce eggs.
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Male sex organs called antheridia produce sperm, and female sex organs called archegonia produce eggs.
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Many seedless plants produce sperm equipped with flagella that enable them to swim in a moist environment to the archegonia: the female gametangium.
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Similarly in the Araucarieae and in Widdringtonia the archegonia are numerous and scattered and often sunk in the prothallus tissue.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
