carpogonium

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From carpo- +‎ -gonium.

Noun

carpogonium (plural carpogonia)

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