English Explanatory Dictionary

carpogonium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes

Word forms

carpogonium carpogonia carpogone

Etymology

From carpo- + -gonium.

Related words

carpogenous
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