oogonia

Variant of oogonium

oogonium definition

oogo·nium (-gō′nē əm)

noun pl. oogonia -·nia (-ə) or oogoniums -·ni·ums

  1. the female reproductive organ in certain algae and fungi, consisting of a large cell in which the eggs (oospheres) are developed
  2. Embryology any of the cells from which the oocytes derive

Etymology: ModL < oo- + -gonium

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