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exigynous

exigynous adjective: in which the antheridial stalk rises directly from the oogonial cell above the basal septum.

Adjective

exigynous

  1. In which the antheridial stalk rises directly from the oogonial cell above the basal septum.
    • Antheridia are closely monoclinous and exigynous.1965, C. G. Ainsworth, Frederick K[roeber] Sparrow, Alfred S. Sussman, editors, The Fungi: An Advanced Treatise, volume IVB (A Taxonomic Review with Keys: Basidomycetes and Lower Fungi), New York...

Questions about exigynous

What does exigynous mean?
Exigynous means in which the antheridial stalk rises directly from the oogonial cell above the basal septum.
What part of speech is exigynous?
Exigynous is an adjective.

Words near exigynous in the dictionary

  1. exiguities
  2. exiguity
  3. exiguous
  4. exiguously
  5. exiguousness
  6. exigynous
  7. exilable
  8. exilarch
  9. exilarchate
  10. exilarchic
  11. exilarchies

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