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trichogyne
[ trik-uh-jahyn, -jin ]
noun
, Botany, Mycology.
- a hairlike prolongation of a carpogonium, serving as a receptive organ for the spermatium.
trichogyne
/ -dʒɪn; ˈtrɪkəˌdʒaɪn /
noun
- a hairlike projection of the female reproductive organs of certain algae, fungi, and lichens, which receives the male gametes before fertilization takes place
trichogyne
/ trĭk′ə-jīn′,-gīn′ /
- A hairlike terminal process forming the receptive part of the female reproductive structure (called the gametangium) in red algae and certain ascomycete and basidiomycete fungi. Male gametes attach themselves to the trichogyne.
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Derived Forms
- ˌtrichoˈgynial, adjective
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Other Words From
- trich·o·gyn·i·al [trik-, uh, -, jin, -ee-, uh, l], tricho·gynic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trichogyne1
First recorded in 1870–75; tricho- + -gyne, from Greek gynḗ “woman”; gyneco- ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trichogyne1
C19: from tricho- + Greek gunē woman
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Example Sentences
These three elements—trichogyne, trichophoric cell, and carpogenic cell—are regarded as the procarp.
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