‖n. [ Pref. arche- = archi- + Gr.
a. Made with an arch or curve; covered with an arch;
a. Relating to the archegonium.
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; the first of a race. ] (Bot.) The pistillidium or female organ in the higher cryptogamic plants, corresponding to the pistil in flowering plants. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Archegonium. ] (Biol.) Spontaneous generation; abiogenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; an element or first principle + -logy. ] The science of, or a treatise on, first principles. Fleming. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. pref. &unr_; + &unr_; the brain. ] (Zool.) The division that includes man alone. R. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. arch- + enemy. ] A principal enemy. Specifically, Satan, the grand adversary of mankind. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Biol.) Relating to the archenteron;