oogonium

noun

oo·​go·​ni·​um ˌō-ə-ˈgō-nē-əm 

plural oogonia ˌō-ə-ˈgō-nē-ə 

1

: a female sexual organ in various algae and fungi that corresponds to the archegonium of ferns and mosses

2

: a descendant of a primordial germ cell that gives rise to oocytes

oogonial

ˌō-ə-ˈgō-nē-əl 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

oogonium

noun

oo·​go·​ni·​um ˌō-ə-ˈgō-nē-əm 

: a descendant of a primordial germ cell that gives rise to oocytes

oogonial

-nē-əl 

adjective