oogonium Meaning, Definition & Usage

O`ö*go"ni*um noun (Also<

• Oogonium
• Oögonium

)

Etymology

NL., fr. Gr. an egg + offspring.

Wordforms

plural L Oögonia E Oögoniums

Definitions

1. (Bot.) A special cell in certain cryptogamous plants containing oöspheres, as in the rockweeds (Fucus), and the orders Vaucherieæ and Peronosporeæ.