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gam⋅e⋅tan⋅gi⋅um

  [gam-i-tan-jee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -gi⋅a  [-jee-uh] . Botany.
an organ or body bearing gametes, as in mosses and liverworts.
Origin:
1885–90; < NL; see gamet-, angio-, -ium
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gam·e·tan·gi·um   (gām'ĭ-tān'jē-əm)   
n.   pl. gam·e·tan·gi·a (-jē-ə)
An organ or a cell in which gametes are produced.

[gamet(o)- + Greek angeion : diminutive of angos, vessel + -ium.]
gam'e·tan'gi·al (-əl) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: gam·etan·gi·um
Pronunciation: "gam-&-'tan-jE-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural gam·etan·gia /-jE-&/
: a cell or organ in which gametes are developed
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gametangium   (gām'ĭ-tān'jē-əm)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural gametangia
An organ or a cell in which gametes are produced, such as those of fungi, algae, mosses, and ferns.
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