as·co·go·ni·um \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈgōnēəm\noun alsoas·co·gone\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌgōn\ (pluralascogo·nia \-ˈgōnēə\ ; alsoascogones) Etymology: New Latin ascogonium, from asc- + gonium : the female sexual organ in many ascomycetous fungi consisting of a single cell or a group of cells — compare archicarp