archegonium

English

Noun

archegonium (plural archegonia)

(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 5
  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.

Antonyms

(reproductive structure): antheridium

Coordinate terms

antheridium, oogonium

Translations

multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants

Finnish: munapesäke, arkegonio (fi)
Irish: arcagóiniam m
Italian: archegonio m

Polish: rodnia (pl) f
Portuguese: arquegónio m (Portugal), arquegônio m (Brazil)
Spanish: arquegonio (es) m

See also

venter

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