oogoniums

Variant of oogonium

noun pl. oogonia or oogoniums

  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

Origin: ModL < oo- + -gonium

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