archegonium
the female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, etc.
Origin of archegonium
1Other words from archegonium
- ar·che·go·ni·al, ar·che·go·ni·ate [ahr-ki-goh-nee-it, -eyt], /ˌɑr kɪˈgoʊ ni ɪt, -ˌeɪt/, adjective
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How to use archegonium in a sentence
A single archegonium—later capsule—is found in each of the half-dozen involucres.
Throughout he compares the structure with the pistillum (archegonium) of Bryophyta.
The fertilized nucleus or germ-cell of the archegonium in Cryptogams, from which the new plant is directly developed.
The female organ (archegonium) and the cell which it produces are practically identical in both cases.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinSpermatozoids are formed in the antheridium, and these enter the archegonium and fertilize the germ cell.
The Nursery Book | Liberty Hyde Bailey
British Dictionary definitions for archegonium
/ (ˌɑːkɪˈɡəʊnɪəm) /
a female sex organ, occurring in mosses, spore-bearing vascular plants, and gymnosperms, that produces a single egg cell in its swollen base
Origin of archegonium
1Derived forms of archegonium
- archegoniate, adjective
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Scientific definitions for archegonium
[ är′kĭ-gō′nē-əm ]
The egg-producing organ occurring in bryophytes (such as mosses and liverworts), ferns, and most gymnosperms. The archegonium is a multicellular, often flask-shaped structure that contains a single egg. Compare antheridium.
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