oogonium

oogonium Definition

oogo·nium (--gō′nē əm)

noun pl. -·nia--ə or -·ni·ums

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

Etymology: ModL < oo- + -gonium

oogonium Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

smooth: Isolates produced nonpapillate ovoid sporangia and were homothallic with smooth oogonia and irregularly spherical antheridia.

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