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(pro-gam-ē"tan\'je-um; pl., progametangia)The cell that gives rise to a gametangium and a proximal suspensor during the early stages of sexual reproduction in zygomycetous fungi.
Microbiology. Aard_Wark . 2009.
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progametangium — /proh gam i tan jee euhm/, n., pl. progametangia / jee euh/. Mycol. the hyphal tip of certain fungi that produces the gametangium and subsequent gamete. [ < NL; see PRO 2, GAMETANGIUM] * * * … Universalium
progametangium — pro·gametangium … English syllables
progametangium — |prō+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from pro (I) + gametangium : a hyphal thread in fungi (as of the order Mucorales) at whose tip will be produced a gametangium and subsequently a gamete * * * /proh gam i tan jee euhm/, n., pl. progametangia / jee… … Useful english dictionary
