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spermogonium
sper·mo·go·ni·um
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ˌspɜr
məˈgoʊ
ni
əm
/
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spur-m
uh
-
goh
-nee-
uh
m
]
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noun,
plural
sper·mo·go·ni·a
/
-ni
ə
/
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-nee-
uh
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.
Botany, Mycology
.
one of the cup-shaped or flask-shaped receptacles in
which
the spermatia of certain
fungi
and red
algae
are produced.
Also,
spermagonium
.
Origin:
1855–60;
<
Neo-Latin;
see
spermo-
,
-gonium
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spermogonium
(ˌspɜːməˈɡəʊnɪəm)
—
n
,
pl
-nia
a reproductive body in some fungi and lichens, in which spermatia are formed
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