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.

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Origin of trichogyne

First recorded in 1870–75; tricho- + -gyne, from Greek gynḗ “woman”; see gyneco-

OTHER WORDS FROM trichogyne

trich·o·gyn·i·al [trik-uh-jin-ee-uhl], /ˌtrɪk əˈdʒɪn i əl/, trich·o·gyn·ic, adjective

Words nearby trichogyne

trichocyst, trichodiscoma, trichoepithelioma, trichoglossia, trichogramma, trichogyne, trichoid, tricholith, trichologia, trichology, trichome
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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 forms of trichogyne

trichogynial or trichogynic, adjective

Word Origin for trichogyne

C19: from tricho- + Greek gunē woman
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Scientific 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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