spermagonium

sper·ma·go·ni·um

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Definitions of spermagonium word

noun plural spermagonium Botany, Mycology. spermogonium. 1
noun plural spermagonium one of the cup-shaped or flask-shaped receptacles in which the spermatia of certain fungi and red algae are produced. 1
noun spermagonium a flasklike structure found in certain fungi and lichens, which produces small, nonmotile sperm cells (spermatia) 0

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

From New Latin, dating back to 1855-60; See origin at spermo-, -gonium

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