trichogyne
[trik-uh-jahyn, -jin]
- a hairlike prolongation of a carpogonium, serving as a receptive organ for the spermatium.
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Origin of trichogyne
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trichogyne
- a hairlike projection of the female reproductive organs of certain algae, fungi, and lichens, which receives the male gametes before fertilization takes place
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Word Origin
C19: from tricho- + Greek gunē woman
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trichogyne
[trĭk′ə-jīn′, -gīn′]
- A hairlike terminal process forming the receptive part of the female reproductive structure (called the gametangium) in red algae and certain ascomycete and basidiomycete fungi. Male gametes attach themselves to the trichogyne.
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