spermogonium

American  

[spur-muh-goh-nee-uhm] / ˌspɜr məˈgoʊ ni əm /

Or spermagonium

noun

Botany, Mycology.

• spermogonia
  plural

1. one of the cup-shaped or flask-shaped receptacles in which the spermatia of certain fungi and red algae are produced.

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spermogonium British  

/ ˌspɜːməˈɡəʊnɪəm /

noun

1. a reproductive body in some fungi and lichens, in which spermatia are formed

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• spermogonia
  plural

Etymology

Origin of spermogonium

From New Latin, dating back to 1855–60; see origin at spermo-, -gonium

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

spermogonia

The perfect sporidia are also very minute and numerous, being contained in asci borne in cups, which usually surround the spermogonia.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

The first of these is analogous to the Sphæriacei of Ascomycetous fungi, and probably consists largely of spermogonia of known species of Sphæria, the relations of which have not hitherto been traced.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

The spermogonia are not always readily detected, as they are much smaller than the peridia, and sometimes precede them.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

The experiments performed with the spermatia which do not germinate, and with the spermogonia of the Uredines, do not, at any rate, appear to justify the reputed masculine or fecundative nature of these organs.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

Several of the species of Hysterium also possess spermogonia, notably H. Fraxini, which may be distinguished from the ascigerous perithecia with which they are associated by their smaller size and flask-like shape.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)