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carpogonium

carpogonium noun: the female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes.

Noun

carpogonium (plural carpogonia)

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

Forms of carpogonium

pluralcarpogonia
alternative formcarpogone

Origin of carpogonium

From carpo- + -gonium.

Questions about carpogonium

What does carpogonium mean?
Carpogonium means the female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes.
What part of speech is carpogonium?
Carpogonium is a noun.
What is the plural of carpogonium?
The plural of carpogonium is carpogonia.

Words near carpogonium in the dictionary

  1. carpogenically
  2. carpogone
  3. carpogones
  4. carpogonia
  5. carpogonial
  6. carpogonium
  7. carpoid
  8. carpoids
  9. carpolestid
  10. carpolestids
  11. carpolite

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