ascogonium

noun

as·​co·​go·​ni·​um ˌa-skə-ˈgō-nē-əm 

plural ascogonia ˌa-skə-ˈgō-nē-ə 

: the female sex organ in ascomycetous fungi

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

ascogonium

noun

as·​co·​go·​ni·​um ˌas-kə-ˈgō-nē-əm 

plural ascogonia -nē-ə 

: the fertile basal often one-celled portion of an archicarp

broadly : archicarp