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ARCHEGONIATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does archegoniate mean?
• ARCHEGONIATE (adjective)
The adjective ARCHEGONIATE has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to an archegonium
Familiarity information: ARCHEGONIATE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to an archegonium
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
archegonial; archegoniate
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
Pertainym:
archegonium (a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms)
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