archegoniate
1 of 2adjective
ar·che·go·ni·ate
-ēˌāt
: bearing archegonia
archegoniate
2 of 2noun
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plural -s
1
: a plant bearing archegonia
2
[New Latin Archegoniatae] : a plant belonging to the division Archegoniatae
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
New Latin archegonium + English -ate
First Known Use
Adjective
1886, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1