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archegonium
ar·che·go·ni·um
[
rki gṓnee əm
]
(
plural
ar·che·go·ni·a
[
rki gṓnee ə
]
)
noun
Definition:
reproductive organ in plants:
the female reproductive organ of mosses, ferns, liverworts, and most gymnosperms. It contains a single egg cell.
[
Mid-19th century. < modern Latin< Greek
arkhegonos
<
arkhe-
"chief, first" +
gonos
"people"
]
ar·che·go·ni·al
adjective
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