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carpogonium

[kahr-puh-goh-nee-uhm]

noun, plural car·po·go·ni·a

[-nee-uh] .

the one-celled female sex organ of some red algae, that, when fertilized, gives rise to the carpospores.

Origin:
1880–85; carpo-¹ + -gonium

Related forms

car·po·go·ni·al, adjective

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carpogonium (ˌkɑːpəˈɡəʊnɪəm)

—n , pl -nia
	the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass

carpo'gonial

—*adj*

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