carpogonium

[ kahr-puh-goh-nee-uhm ]

noun

, plural car·po·go·ni·a [kahr-p, uh, -, goh, -nee-, uh].

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

carpogonium

/ 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

Derived Forms

• ˌcarpoˈgonial, adjective

Other Words From

• carpo·goni·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of carpogonium¹

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