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o·o·go·ni·um

 (ō′ə-gō′nē-əm)
n. pl. o·o·go·ni·a (-nē-ə) or o·o·go·ni·ums
1. Any of the cells that give rise through mitosis to the oocytes and are found in the ovaries of vertebrates.
2. A female reproductive structure in certain thallophytes and in oomycetes, usually a rounded cell or sac containing one or more oospheres.

[oo- + New Latin gonium, cell (from Greek gonos, seed; see gono-).]

o′o·go′ni·al (-nē-əl) adj.
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oogonium

(ˌəʊəˈɡəʊnɪəm)
n, pl -nia (-nɪə) or -niums
1. (Biology) an immature female germ cell forming oocytes by repeated divisions
2. (Botany) a female sex organ of some algae and fungi producing female gametes (oospheres)
ooˈgonial adj
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o•o•go•ni•um

(ˌoʊ əˈgoʊ ni əm)

n., pl. -ni•a (-ni ə) -ni•ums.
1. one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to oocytes.
2. the one-celled female reproductive organ in certain fungi, usu. a spherical sac containing one or more eggs.
[1865–70]
o`o•go′ni•al, adj.
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