Definitions for archegonia

archegonia ar·che·go·ni·um

Spelling: [ahr-ki-goh-nee-uh m]
IPA: /ˌɑr kɪˈgoʊ ni əm/

Archegonia is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

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Definitions for archegonia

noun

  1. the female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, etc.

Origin of archegonia

1850-55; New Latin, equivalent to archegon- (Greek archégonos first of a race; see arche-, gono-) + -ium Greek -ion diminutive suffix

Examples for archegonia

The sexual organs are borne on the upper surface, and both antheridia and archegonia occur on the same branch (fig. 3, A).

They are also positively chemotactic to the watery extract from archegonia.

The archegonia (Fig. 61) should be looked for in the younger plants in the neighborhood of those that bear capsules.

The archegonia are protected by being sunk in depressions of the disk or by a special two-lipped involucre.

The reproductive organs borne by the thallus or plant are called antheridia and archegonia, and serve for sexual reproduction.

By dissecting the young buds, archegonia in all stages of growth may be found.

The necks of the archegonia hardly project above the general surface of the thallus.

The archegonia have a shorter neck than those of the ferns, and the neck is straight.

In addition special involucres around the archegonia have arisen independently in several series.

The female plant is rather more highly organized, consisting of a short stem bearing a few leaves around the group of archegonia.

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