trichogyne
[ trik-uh-jahyn, -jin ]
/ ˈtrɪk əˌdʒaɪn, -dʒɪn /
noun Botany, Mycology.
a hairlike prolongation of a carpogonium, serving as a receptive organ for the spermatium.
Nearby words
trichocyst, trichodiscoma, trichoepithelioma, trichoglossia, trichogramma, trichogyne, trichoid, tricholith, trichologia, trichology, trichome
Origin of trichogyne
Related formstrich·o·gyn·i·al [trik-uh-jin-ee-uh l] /ˌtrɪk əˈdʒɪn i əl/, trich·o·gyn·ic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for trichogyne
trichogyne
/ (ˈtrɪkəˌdʒaɪn, -dʒɪn) /
noun
a hairlike projection of the female reproductive organs of certain algae, fungi, and lichens, which receives the male gametes before fertilization takes place
Derived Formstrichogynial or trichogynic, adjective
Word Origin for trichogyne
C19: from tricho- + Greek gunē woman
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Science definitions for trichogyne
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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