ascogonium

American  

[as-kuh-goh-nee-uhm] / ˌæs kəˈgoʊ ni əm /

noun

Mycology.

plural

ascogonia

1. the female sexual organ in certain ascomycetous fungi.

2. the portion of the archicarp in certain ascomycetous fungi that receives the antheridial nuclei and puts out the hyphae bearing the asci.

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ascogonium British  

/ ˌæskəˈɡəʊnɪəm /

noun

1. a female reproductive body in some ascomycetous fungi in which, after fertilization, the asci develop

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Other Word Forms

• ascogonial adjective

Etymology

Origin of ascogonium

First recorded in 1870–75; asco- + -gonium

Example Sentences

At fertilization, the antheridium and the ascogonium combine in plasmogamy without nuclear fusion.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

In a process called plasmogamy, the ascogonium and antheridium fuse to form a cell with multiple haploid nuclei.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The “male” strain produces an antheridium and the “female” strain develops an ascogonium.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

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

The matter is complicated by the apogamous transition from gametophyte to sporophyte in the absence of the ascogonium; also by the fact that there are normally two fusions in the life-history as mentioned earlier.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various