See Also: Archegonium(medicine)
archegonium(dictionary)

archegonium (iou)



archegonium noun. . M19.
[mod. Latin, from Greek arkhegonos progenitor, from arkhe- ARCHI- + gonos race: see -IUM.]
Botany. The female reproductive organ borne by mosses, ferns, and some other plants.
archegonial adjective of or pertaining to an archegonium M19.
archegoniate adjective bearing archegonia L19.