archegoniate

1 of 2

adjective

ar·​che·​go·​ni·​ate

-ēˌāt

: bearing archegonia

archegoniate

2 of 2

noun

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plural -s

1

: a plant bearing archegonia

2

[New Latin Archegoniatae] : a plant belonging to the division Archegoniatae

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

New Latin archegonium + English -ate

First Known Use

Adjective

1886, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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