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Trichogyne

Trich′o-gyne

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Noun.
[F., fr. Gr.
τρίξ
,
τριχός
, hair + [GREEK] woman, female.]
(Bot.)
The slender, hairlike cell which receives the fertilizing particles, or antherozoids, in red seaweeds.
Trichˊo-gyn′ic
(#)
,
Adj.

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trichogyne

trichogyne

English

Noun

trichogyne (plural trichogynes)

  1. (botany) The slender, hair-like cell which receives the fertilizing particles, or antherozoids, in red seaweeds.

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