Gametangium
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A gamete-producing organ or cell found in many multicellular protists, algae and fungi, and in the gametophytes of plants.
"Gymnoascus and its allies; the gametangia are not much differentiated; both, like the mycelial cells, are multinucleate (it is difficult to gauge the significance of this character in Fungi) and the oogonium, or an outgrowth from it becomes septate after fertilization and gives rise to ascogenous hyphae."
- 2 cell or organ in which gametes develop wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Gymnoascus and its allies; the gametangia are not much differentiated; both, like the mycelial cells, are multinucleate (it is difficult to gauge the significance of this character in Fungi) and the oogonium, or an outgrowth from it becomes septate after fertilization and gives rise to ascogenous hyphae."