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gonidium Definition

go·nid·ium (gō nidē əm)

noun pl. -·nidia

  1. a reproductive cell produced asexually in certain algae, as tetraspores or zoospores
  2. any of the chlorophyll-bearing algal cells in lichens

Etymology: ModL, dim. < Gr gonos: for base see gonad

gonidium Related Forms
go·nid·ial adjective

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