Definitions

1. noun

The process of development and maturation of the female reproductive organs in plants, especially the formation of the archegonium.

“The botanist studied the process of archegony in ferns and mosses.”

2. noun

In biology, the production of gametes (reproductive cells) in plants, especially the production of archegonia and antheridia.

“The research focused on the mechanisms of archegony in various plant species.”