The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
oogoniums — n. cell which becomes an oocyte (Biology); single celled female reproductive organ in some plants (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
oogonium — oogonial adj. /oh euh goh nee euhm/, n., pl. oogonia / nee euh/, oogoniums. Biol. 1. one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to oocytes. 2. the one celled female reproductive organ in certain thallophytes, usually a more or less… … Universalium
oogonium — /oʊəˈgoʊniəm/ (say ohuh gohneeuhm) noun (plural oogonia /oʊəˈgoʊniə/ (say ohuh gohneeuh) or oogoniums) 1. Biology one of the female germ cells at the multiplication stage, preceding the maturation or oocyte stage. 2. Botany the one celled female… …
oogonium — [ō΄ōgō′nē əm , ō΄əgō′nē əm] n. pl. oogonia [ō΄ō gō′nēə, ō΄ə gō′nēə] or oogoniums [ModL < OO + GONIUM] 1. the female reproductive organ in certain algae and fungi, consisting of a large cell in which the eggs (oospheres) are developed 2.… … English World dictionary
