- Archegonial
- Archegonial Ar`che*go"ni*al, a.
Relating to the archegonium.
Syn: archegoniate, archegonical. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Archegonial
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archegonial — adjective see archegonium … New Collegiate Dictionary
archegonial — See archegonium. * * * … Universalium
archegonial — adj. of the female reproductive organ in ferns and moss (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
archegonial — ar·che·go·ni·al … English syllables
archegonial — adjective of or relating to an archegonium • Syn: ↑archegoniate • Pertains to noun: ↑archegonium (for: ↑archegoniate), ↑archegonium • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
archegonial neck — Narrow, terminal part of an archegonium through which sperm enter during the process of fertilization … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
archegonial chamber — noun : a cavity above the archegonium in the female gametophyte of some gymnosperms (as ginkgo and the cycads) … Useful english dictionary
archegonium — archegonial, archegoniate /ahr ki goh nee it, ayt /, adj. /ahr ki goh nee euhm/, n., pl. archegonia / nee euh/. Bot. the female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, etc. [1850 55; < NL, equiv. to archegon ( < Gk archégonos first of a race; see… … Universalium
cycadophyte — ▪ plant Introduction any member of a diverse collection of mostly extinct primitive gymnospermous plants. They probably had their origins among the progymnosperms of the Devonian Period (416 to 359 million years ago), possibly among a… … Universalium
archegoniate — adjective of or relating to an archegonium • Syn: ↑archegonial • Pertains to noun: ↑archegonium, ↑archegonium (for: ↑archegonial) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
