Definition of Archegonium

1. Noun. A female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms.

Generic synonyms: Plant Organ
Derivative terms: Archegonial

Definition of Archegonium

1. n. The pistillidium or female organ in the higher cryptogamic plants, corresponding to the pistil in flowering plants.

Definition of Archegonium

1. [n -NIA]

Medical Definition of Archegonium

1. The structure on the pteridophyte prothallus that produces the sessile female gametes. Compare: antheridium. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Archegonium

archduke
archdukedom
archdukedoms
archdukes
Archean
Archean aeon
Archean eon
arched
arched crest
arched root
archegonia
archegonial
archegoniate
archegoniates
archegonium (current term)
archegonium (current term)
archegony
archei
archencephala
archenemies
archenemy
archenteric
archenteric canal
archenteron
archenteron
archenterons
archeobacteria
archeocerebellum
archeokinetic
archeologic

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