carpogonium

American  

[kahr-puh-goh-nee-uhm] / ˌkɑr pəˈgoʊ ni əm /

noun

plural

carpogonia

1. the one-celled female sexual organ of some red algae, which, when fertilized, gives rise to the carpospores.

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carpogonium British  

/ ˌkɑːpəˈɡəʊnɪəm /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• carpogonial adjective

Etymology

Origin of carpogonium

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