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archegonium

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archegonium
noun (plural archegonia) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek archegonos originator, from archein to begin + gonos procreation; akin to Greek gignesthai to be born — more at arch-, kin Date: 1854 the flask-shaped female sex organ of bryophytes, lower vascular plants (as ferns), and some gymnosperms • archegonial adjective

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

  
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