Archegonium (pl. Archegonia) At Biology Glossary

What is it? The female sex organ of liverworts, mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms. It is usually a flask-shaped organ, comprising a swollen base or venter containing a single egg-cell and a slender elongated neck containing one or more layers of cells.

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