[əʊə(ʊ)ˈɡəʊnɪəm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the female sex organ of certain algae and fungi, typically a rounded cell or sac containing one or more oospheres

- an immature female reproductive cell that gives rise to primary oocytes by mitosis


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: from oo- ‘of an egg’ + Greek gonos ‘generation’ + -ium