ascogone
|as-co-gone|
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/ˈæskəˌɡoʊn/
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/ˈæskəˌɡəʊn/
female reproductive organ in sac fungi
Etymology
'ascogone' originates from New Latin/modern scientific coinage, ultimately from Greek elements 'askos' and 'gonē', where 'askos' meant 'sac, bag' and 'gonē' meant 'seed, offspring'.
'ascogone' is formed in modern scientific Latin from Greek roots and is related to terms like New Latin 'ascogonium' and Greek-derived mycological vocabulary; these forms entered modern English via scientific usage in mycology.
Initially built from elements meaning 'sac' + 'seed/offspring', the term came to denote specifically the female reproductive organ (gametangium) of certain sac fungi and has retained that technical sense.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
in mycology, the female gametangium (the organ that receives nuclei and gives rise to ascogenous hyphae) in certain Ascomycete fungi; the structure that ultimately helps form asci.
The ascogone accepted nuclei from the antheridium, initiating the development of ascogenous hyphae.
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