oogonium

See also: oögonium

English

Alternative forms

• oögonium

Etymology

From oo- +‎ -gonium.

Noun

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.

Related terms

• oogonial
• oocyte

Translations

immature ovarian egg

• Finnish: alkumunasolu
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: xaneya çêkera hêkê f

• Polish: lęgnia f