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ar·che·go·ni·um  audio  (ärk-gn-m) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. ar·che·go·ni·a  (-n-) KEY 
A multicellular, often flask-shaped, egg-producing organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms.
ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin, from Greek arkhegonos, original : arkhe-, arkhi-, archi- + gonos, offspring; see gen- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
arche·goni·al(Adjective), arche·goni·ate  (-t) KEY (Adjective)


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