oogonia

Meaning of oogonia

plural noun
  1. the female sex organ of certain algae and fungi, typically a rounded cell or sac containing one or more oospheres.
  2. an immature female reproductive cell that gives rise to primary oocytes by mitosis.

mid 19th century: from oo- ‘of an egg’ + Greek gonos ‘generation’ + -ium.

Information about oogonia

  • It is a name.
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Hyphenation of oogonia

oogo-nia

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 letters.
  • oogonia is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with oogonia

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