oogonium

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See also: oögonium

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oo- +‎ -gonium

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oogonium (plural oogonia or oogoniums)

  1. (biology) An immature ovarian egg within a developing fetus.
  2. (botany, mycology) A sac (the female gametangium) containing oospheres in algae or fungi.

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