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archegonium definition

ar·che·go·nium (-nē əm)

noun pl. archegonia -·nia (-nē ə)

the flask-shaped female reproductive organ in mosses, ferns, and other related plants

Etymology: ModL, dim. < Gr archegonos, the first of a race: see arch- & -gonium

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