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ar⋅che⋅go⋅ni⋅um

  [ahr-ki-goh-nee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -ni⋅a  [-nee-uh] . Botany.
the female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, etc.
Origin:
1850–55; < NL, equiv. to archegon- (< Gk archégonos first of a race; see arche-, gono- ) + -ium < Gk -ion dim. suffix

Related forms:
ar⋅che⋅go⋅ni⋅al, ar⋅che⋅go⋅ni⋅ate  [ahr-ki-goh-nee-it, -eyt] , adjective
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ar·che·go·ni·um   (är'kĭ-gō'nē-əm)   
n.   pl. ar·che·go·ni·a (-nē-ə)
A multicellular, often flask-shaped, egg-producing organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms.

[New Latin, from Greek arkhegonos, original : arkhe-, arkhi-, archi- + gonos, offspring; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
ar'che·go'ni·al adj., ar'che·go'ni·ate (-ĭt) adj.
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archegonium   (är'kĭ-gō'nē-əm)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural archegonia
The egg-producing organ occurring in bryophytes (such as mosses and liverworts), ferns, and most gymnosperms. The archegonium is a multicellular, often flask-shaped structure that contains a single egg. Compare antheridium.
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