germogen

Noun

 * 1)  A polynuclear mass of protoplasm, not divided into separate cells, from which certain ova are developed.
 * 2)  The primitive cell in certain embryonic forms.

Quotations

 * 1880-1881,, A Treatise on Comparative Embryology
 * The points which have been especially controverted are ( 1 ) the relation of the ovum to the germogen, and ( 2 ) the relation of the nutritive or yolk - cells to the ovum