[ad_1] noun, plural as·co·go·ni·a [as-kuh–goh-nee-uh] /ˌæs kəˈgoʊ ni ə/. Mycology.
- the female sexual organ in certain ascomycetous fungi.
- the portion of the archicarp in certain ascomycetous fungi that receives the antheridial nuclei and puts out the hyphae bearing the asci.
noun plural -nia (-nɪə)
- a female reproductive body in some ascomycetous fungi in which, after fertilization, the asci develop