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ar·che·go·ni·um

A0406100 (är′kĭ-gō′nē-əm)n. pl. ar·che·go·ni·a (-nē-ə) A multicellular, often flask-shaped, egg-producing organ occurring in mosses, liverworts, ferns, and most gymnosperms.

[New Latin, from Greek arkhegonos, original : arkhe-, arkhi-, archi- + gonos, offspring; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

ar′che·go′ni·al adj.ar′che·go′ni·ate (-ĭt) adj.

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archegoniate - of or relating to an archegoniumarchegonialphytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants

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adj of or relating to an archegonium

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