ascogonium

noun as·co·go·ni·um \ˌas-kə-ˈgō-nē-əm\

plural as·co·go·nia\-nē-ə\

Definition of ASCOGONIUM

: the female sex organ in ascomycetous fungi

New Latin

First Known Use: 1875

Medical Dictionary

noun as·co·go·ni·um \ˌas-kə-ˈgō-nē-əm\

plural as·co·go·nia \-nē-ə\

: the fertile basal often one-celled portion of an archicarp; broadly : archicarp

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