Main Entry: oo·go·ni·um

Pronunciation: \ˌō-ə-ˈgō-nē-əm\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural -nia\-nē-ə\

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1867

1 : a female sexual organ in various algae and fungi that corresponds to the archegonium of ferns and mosses
2 : a descendant of a primordial germ cell that gives rise to oocytes

— oo·go·ni·al \-nē-əl\ adjective