Etymology

trichogyne

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Today it means: The slender, hair-like cell which receives the fertilizing particles, or antherozoids, in female red algae, lichens and fungi. Full definition →

Ancient Greek θρίξ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromθρίξ“hair”
  2. English todaytrichogyne

French, from Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “female”)

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekθρίξ all →

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