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carpogonium , carpogonium (pl. carpogonia) The female gametangium of the red algae (see Rhodophyta). Carpogonia, which are found at the tips of the female gametoph… ovipositor , ovipositor Specialized egg-laying organ which in most insects is formed from outgrowths of the eighth and ninth abdominal segments. There are six out… Archegonium , Skip to main content
archegonium
archegonium (pl. archegonia) The multicellular flask-shaped female sex organ of bryophytes, clubmosses, horsetails,… megaspore , megaspore The larger of two kinds of spore produced by heterosporous ferns, or the first cell of the female gametophyte generation of such ferns and… Pistil , pistil •anthill • Edgehill • sidehill • molehill •foothill • dunghill •sigil, strigil, vigil •strongyle • Virgil • Gaitskell • orchil •roadkill • Dan… gynandromorph , gynandromorph An animal that possesses both male and female characteristics because it is genetically a mosaic, i.e. some of its cells are geneticall…
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