Definitions for oogoniumˌoʊ əˈgoʊ ni əm; -ni ə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•o•go•ni•umˌoʊ əˈgoʊ ni əm; -ni ə(n.)(pl.)-ni•a; -ni•ums.
one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to oocytes.
Category: Developmental Biology
the one-celled female reproductive organ in certain fungi, usu. a spherical sac containing one or more eggs.
Category: Developmental Biology, Fungi
Origin of oogonium:
1865–70
o`o•go′ni•al(adj.)
Wiktionary
oogonium(Noun)
An immature ovarian egg within a developing fetus
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