archegonium

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  1. noun A multicellular, often flask-shaped, egg-producing organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek arkhegonos, original : arkhe-, arkhi-, archi- + gonos, offspring; see genə- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek ἀρχέγονος, first of a race, original, from ἀρχε-, ἀρχι-, first (see archi-), + γόνος, race: see -gony.
 

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/ɑrkəˈgoʊniəm/
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