archegonium
noun
the female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, etc.
archegonial
-
a word derived from
archegonium.
Example Sentences
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A slender stalk extends from the thallus, and an archegonial head sits at its top.
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The archegonial head has fronds, like a palm tree.
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The underside of the archegonial head contains protrusions called archegonia, which house the eggs.
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G, archegonial branch of common liverwort, natural size.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Douglas Houghton Campbell
Fertilization is effected by the passage of a spermatozoid, attracted probably by means of a chemical stimulus, down the passage of the archegonial neck and its fusion with the ovum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
