carpogonia

Variant of carpogonium

carpogonium definition

car·po·go·nium (kär′pə gō′nē əm)

noun pl. carpogonia -·nia (-ə)

the female reproductive organ in red algae

Etymology: ModL: see carpo- & -gonium

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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