Archegonium

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.

    "On fertilization, the archegonia form obyriform calyptrae that are distinctly narrowed at base to form a stalk or peduncle; this does not occur in other Hepaticae."

  2. 2
    a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms wordnet

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antheridiumarchegone

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"On fertilization, the archegonia form obyriform calyptrae that are distinctly narrowed at base to form a stalk or peduncle; this does not occur in other Hepaticae."

Etymology

From arche- + -gonium.

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