oogonium
oo·go·ni·um
noun \ˌō-ə-ˈgō-nē-əm\ plural -nia \-nē-ə\
Definition of OOGONIUM
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
Origin of OOGONIUM
New Latin
First Known Use: 1867
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