archegonium
archegonium · archegonia
A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete, and…A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
Meaning
1 sensesA multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
More definitions
- a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From arche- + -gonium.From arche- + -gonium.
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Forms
plural: archegonia| Singular | archegonium |
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irregular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular