trichogyne

A hairlike terminal process forming the receptive part of the female reproductive structure in certain fungi and algae.

In botany, a long thin hair-like sac springing from the trichophoric part of the procarp of certain cryptogams, and serving as a receptive organ of reproduction. See procarp, Florideæ.

The slender, hairlike cell which receives the fertilizing particles, or antherozoids, in red seaweeds.

The slender, hair-like cell which receives the fertilizing particles, or antherozoids, in red seaweeds.