archegonium

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noun

A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.

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Meanings

nounarchegonium (plural archegonia)

plural archegonia

  1. biologyA multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.

    On fertilization, the archegonia form obyriform calyptrae that are distinctly narrowed at base to form a stalk or peduncle; this does not occur in other Hepaticae.

    1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 5

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
archegone

Origin

From arche- + -gonium.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 頸卵器 /颈卵器, 藏卵器
  • 頸卵器 /颈卵器 (jǐngluǎnqì)multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants
  • 藏卵器 (cángluǎnqì)multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants
Finnish munapesäke
  • munapesäkemulticellular reproductive structure in certain plants
Icelandic egghirsla
  • egghirslamulticellular reproductive structure in certain plants
Irish arcagóiniam
  • arcagóiniammulticellular reproductive structure in certain plants
Italian archegonio
  • archegoniomulticellular reproductive structure in certain plants
Korean 장란기
  • 장란기 (jangnan'gi)multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants
Persian مامهدان
  • مامهدانmulticellular reproductive structure in certain plants
Polish rodnia
  • rodniamulticellular reproductive structure in certain plants
Portuguese arquegónio, arquegônio
  • arquegóniomulticellular reproductive structure in certain plants
  • arquegôniomulticellular reproductive structure in certain plants
Romanian arhegon
  • arhegonmulticellular reproductive structure in certain plants
Spanish arquegonio
  • arquegoniomulticellular reproductive structure in certain plants
Swedish arkegon
  • arkegonmulticellular reproductive structure in certain plants
Cite this entry
APA

archegonium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archegonium

MLA

“archegonium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archegonium. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archegonium,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archegonium.

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