carpogonium
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carpogonium
the female sex organ of red algae which contains the egg in the swollen base. The male gamete enters the narrower mouth or TRICHOGYNE.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005