hologamous

\\həˈlägəməs\ adjective

Etymology: hol- + -gamous

1. : having gametes of essentially the same size and structural features as vegetative cells — used of various flagellates, ciliates, diatoms, and desmids

2. : having the entire thallus developing into a gametangium — used of thalloid plants, especially fungi

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/heuh log"euh meuhs/, adj. Biol.

of or pertaining to an organism having reproductive cells similar in size and structure to the somatic cells.

[1920-25; HOLO- + -GAMOUS]