gametangium
IPA: gæmʌtˈændʒiʌm
noun
- (botany, mycology) A gamete-producing organ or cell found in many multicellular protists, algae and fungi, and in the gametophytes of plants.
Examples of "gametangium" in Sentences
- Spores (n) Meiosis Female gametangium (n) 1 2 Mitosis and development 3 4 Mitosis and development 5 17.7
- Figure 17.6 Key Haploid (n) Diploid (2 n) Egg (n) Zygote (2 n) Sperm (n) (released from male gametangium) Gametophyte (n) (underside) Fertilization Clusters of sporangia New sporophyte (2 n) growing out of gametophyte Mature sporophyte (independent of gametophyte)