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The combining form -gonium is used like a suffix meaning “g�DzԾ��ܳ�,” meaning “the germ cell during the phase marked by mitosis.” The form -gonium is also used more generally to mean “seed” or “reproductive cell.” It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in biology.

The form -gonium comes from Greek ��ó�ԴDz�, meaning “seed, generation.”

One example of a scientific term that features the form -gonium is ascogonium, “the female sexual organ in certain ascomycetous fungi.”

The asco- part of the word means “sac,” from Greek ������ó��. The -gonium part of the word means “reproductive cell” or “seed.” Ascogonium literally translates to “reproductive cell sac.”

What are some words that use the equivalent of the combining form -gonium in Latin?

• archegonium
• hormogonium
• oogonium
• spermagonium

What are some other forms that -gonia may be commonly confused with?

• -gamy
• -gon
• -gony

The combining form oo- means “egg.” With this in mind, what does oogonium literally mean?