spermogonium

or sper·ma·go·ni·um

[ spur-muh-goh-nee-uhm ]

noun

, Botany, Mycology.

, plural sper·mo·go·ni·a [spur-m, uh, -, goh, -nee-, uh].

1. one of the cup-shaped or flask-shaped receptacles in which the spermatia of certain fungi and red algae are produced.

spermogonium

/ ˌspɜːməˈɡəʊnɪəm /

noun

1. a reproductive body in some fungi and lichens, in which spermatia are formed

Word History and Origins

Origin of spermogonium¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1855–60; spermo-, -gonium

Example Sentences

Sper′matism=Spermism; Sper′matist=Spermist; Spermā′tium, a minute spore within a spermogonium:—pl.

From Project Gutenberg

Similar sections across a Spermogonium exhibit a structure which differs slightly from the above.

From Project Gutenberg

Each of the vesicular swellings is a form of fungus fructification known as an Æcidium, and each of the smaller specks is a fungus structure called a Spermogonium, and both of these bodies are developed from a mycelium in the tissues of the leaf.

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