- progametangium
- \\|prō+\ noun
: a hyphal thread in fungi (as of the order Mucorales) at whose tip will be produced a gametangium and subsequently a gamete
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/proh'gam i tan"jee euhm/, n., pl. progametangia /-jee euh/.Mycol. the hyphal tip of certain fungi that produces the gametangium and subsequent gamete.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.