Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
spermogonium .
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- noun Plural form of
spermogonium .
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Examples
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Not infrequently in this form, as well as in other lichens, special cavities, known as spermogonia (Fig. 44, _D_), are found, in which excessively small spores are produced, which have been claimed to be male reproductive cells, but the latest investigations do not support this theory.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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Between the blisters are the minute spermogonia, b.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 Various
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_D_, part of the leaf of a hawthorn attacked by the cluster cup stage of the same fungus, upper side showing spermogonia, natural size.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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On the upper side of these spots may be seen little black specks, which microscopic examination shows to be spermogonia, resembling those of the lichens.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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