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trichogyne

noun tricho·gyne \-ˌjīn, -ˌgīn\

Definition of TRICHOGYNE

:  a slender terminal prolongation of the ascogonium of a fungus that may serve as a fertilization tube; also :  a similar reproductive structure in a red alga
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Origin of TRICHOGYNE

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: circa 1875

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