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-gonium

UK/ˈɡəʊnɪəm/US/ˈɡoʊnɪəm/

-gonium suffix: a reproductive structure of some organisms.

Suffix

-gonium (plural -gonia)

  1. A reproductive structure of some organisms
    • archegonium, carpogonium
    1. Relating to such a structure
      • perigonium
  2. An immature cell that will develop into a reproductive one
    • gametogonium, spermatogonium

Forms of -gonium

plural-gonia

Origin of -gonium

From Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ, “engendering”) + -ium (“structure”).

Questions about -gonium

What does -gonium mean?
-gonium means a reproductive structure of some organisms.
What part of speech is -gonium?
-gonium is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -gonium?
-gonium is pronounced /ˈɡəʊnɪəm/ (UK).

Words near -gonium in the dictionary

  1. -gnosy
  2. -go-
  3. -golide
  4. -gon
  5. -gonime
  6. -gonium
  7. -gony
  8. -goon
  9. -got-
  10. -gov-
  11. -grade

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