ascogonium
noun
the female sexual organ in certain ascomycetous fungi.
ascogonia
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pluralof ascogonium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The ordinary mycelium is the gametophyte since it bears the ascogonia and antheridia when present; the ascogenous hyphae with their asci represent the sporophyte since they are derived from the fertilized ascogonium.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
