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progametangium

[proh-gam-i-tan-jee-uhm]

noun, plural pro·gam·e·tan·gi·a

[-jee-uh] .

Mycology. the hyphal tip of certain fungi that produces the gametangium and subsequent gamete.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin; see pro-², gametangium

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