1. Plants that produce archegonia, such as bryophytes and pteridophytes; a group of plants characterized by the presence of an archegonium (female reproductive organ).
Usage: botanical; technical; plural form; singular is archegoniate

Examples

• Mosses and ferns are classified as archegoniates because they produce archegonia.
• The archegoniates represent an ancient lineage of land plants.
• Botanists study archegoniates to understand early plant evolution.
• Unlike seed plants, archegoniates require water for sexual reproduction.
• The archegoniates include bryophytes, lycophytes, and ferns.