archegonium en · NOUN
Etymology
From arche- + -gonium.
Meanings
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A 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:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| archegonia | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (15)
cmn 藏卵器 (multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants) · es arquegonio (multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants) · pl rodnia (multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants) · pt arquegônio (multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants) · fa مامهدان (multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants) · fi munapesäke (multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants) · ro arhegon (multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants) · sv arkegon (multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants) · ga arcagóiniam (multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants) · cmn 頸卵器 /颈卵器 (multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants) · ko 장란기 (multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants) · it archegonio (multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants) · is egghirsla (multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants) · kk архегоний (multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants) · pt arquegónio (multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants)