-gonium
combining form in countable noun
indicating a seed or reproductive cell
⇒
archegonium
Origin
from New Latin gonium, from Greek gonos seed-gonium
1
a combining form of gonium:
archegonium.
Related Words
- ascogonium
- carpogonium
- perigonium
- spermatogonium
- spermogonium
- sporogonium
-goniuma word element referring to reproductive cells.
[New Latin, from Greek -gonia, combining form representing goneia generation, from gonos offspring]-gonium
noun combining form
spermatogonium
2. reproductive structure of a plant or fungus
oogonium
noun combining form
ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Greek gonos
1. germ cellspermatogonium
2. reproductive structure of a plant or fungus
oogonium