the stem of SPERMOGON-IUM, occurring in a few derivative adjs., as Spermogoniferous, Spermogonoid, Spermogonous.
1871. W. A. Leighton, Lichen-Flora, 126. Laciniæ … undulate, and spermogoniferous towards the centre.
1875. M. C. Cooke, Fungi, 200. The fungus never got beyond the spermogonoid stage.
1891. Cent. Dict., Spermogonous,… having the character of spermogonia or spermogones.
