Main Entry: ar·che·go·ni·um

Pronunciation: \ˌär-ki-ˈgō-nē-əm\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ar·che·go·nia \-nē-ə\

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek archegonos originator, from archein to begin + gonos procreation; akin to Greek gignesthai to be born — more at arch-, kin

Date: 1854

: the flask-shaped female sex organ of bryophytes, lower vascular plants (as ferns), and some gymnosperms

— ar·che·go·ni·al \-nē-əl\ adjective