English Explanatory Dictionary

macrogamete

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The larger of a pair of anisogamous, conjugating gametes; the female ovule in plants or ovum for animals.

Word forms

macrogamete macrogametes

Etymology

From macro- + gamete.

Synonyms

megagamete

Antonyms

microgamete
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