Usually means: Female reproductive organ in red algae.
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  1. carpogonium: Merriam-Webster
  2. carpogonium: Collins English Dictionary
  3. carpogonium: Wordnik
  4. carpogonium: Wiktionary
  5. carpogonium: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. carpogonium: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. carpogonium: Dictionary.com
  8. Carpogonium: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. carpogonium: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. carpogonium: Encyclopedia

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noun:  (biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes

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