carpogonium

[ kahr-puh-goh-nee-uhm ]

noun,plural car·po·go·ni·a [kahr-puh-goh-nee-uh]. /ˌkɑr pəˈgoʊ ni ə/.
  1. the one-celled female sexual organ of some red algae, which, when fertilized, gives rise to the carpospores.

Origin of carpogonium

1
First recorded in 1880–85; carpo-1 + -gonium

Other words from carpogonium

  • car·po·go·ni·al, adjective

Words Nearby carpogonium

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British Dictionary definitions for carpogonium

carpogonium

/ (ˌkɑːpəˈɡəʊnɪəm) /


nounplural -nia (-nɪə)
  1. the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass

Derived forms of carpogonium

  • carpogonial, adjective

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