n., pl., -ni·a (-nē-ə).
A multicellular, often flask-shaped, egg-producing organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms.
[New Latin, from Greek arkhegonos, original : arkhe-, arkhi-, archi- + gonos, offspring.]
archegonial ar'che·go'ni·al adj.archegoniate ar'che·go'ni·ate (-ĭt) adj.
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