noun
- a flask-shaped structure containing male reproductive cells in certain fungi and algae
Usage: botanical; mycological
Examples
- The researcher identified several spermagonium structures on the fungal specimen.
- Each spermagonium releases spermatia that function as male gametes.
- The rust fungus produces spermagonium early in its reproductive cycle.
- Under the microscope, the spermagonium appeared as a small, rounded chamber.
- Scientists studied the spermagonium to understand the fungal mating process.