#initial-load-header-loader { visibility: hidden!important; } #initial-load-content { visibility: visible!important; } .expandable .expandable-control { display: none!important; } .expandable .expandable-content { display: block!important; visibility: visible!important; max-height: none!important; height: auto!important; }

progametangium

[ proh-gam-i-tan-jee-uh m ]

/ ˌproʊ gæm ɪˈtæn dʒi əm /

noun, plural pro·gam·e·tan·gi·a [proh-gam-i-tan-jee-uh] /ˌproʊ gæm ɪˈtæn dʒi ə/.

Mycology. the hyphal tip of certain fungi that produces the gametangium and subsequent gamete.

Nearby words

profusion, profusive, prog, prog rock, prog., progametangia, progamete, progastrin, progenitive, progenitor, progenitor cell

Origin of progametangium

From New Latin; see origin at pro-², gametangium

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019