archegoniophore

American

[ahr-ki-goh-nee-uh-fawr] / ˌɑr kɪˈgoʊ ni əˌfɔr /

noun

in some mosses and liverworts, a structure supported by a pedicel and bearing the archegonia.

archegoniophore Scientific

/ är′kĭ-gō′nē-ə-fôr′ /

A structure that bears the archegonia in some liverworts.
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noun

archegoniophores

plural

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The seta is short, the capsule being usually raised upon the archegoniophore.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

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