Definitions for oogoniums

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oogoniums o·o·go·ni·um

Spelling: [oh-uh-goh-nee-uh m]

IPA: /ˌoʊ əˈgoʊ ni əm/

Oogoniums is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 195 anagrams from letters in oogoniums (gimnooosu).

Definitions for oogoniums

noun

1. one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to oocytes.
2. the one-celled female reproductive organ in certain thallophytes, usually a more or less spherical sac containing one or more eggs.

Origin of oogoniums

From New Latin, dating back to 1865-70; See origin at oo-, -gonium

Examples for oogoniums

Mycelium present, antheridia with antherozoids, oogonium with single oosphere: Monoblepharidaceae.

It is seldom that more than one antheridium applies itself to an oogonium.

oogonium with the central uninucleate oosphere and the fertilizing tube (a) of the antheridium which introduces the male nucleus.