gonidium

go·nid·i·um

 (gō-nĭd′ē-əm)

n. pl. go·nid·i·a (-ē-ə)

An asexually produced cell that can generate a new colony, found in certain algae such as volvox.

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[New Latin, from Greek gonos, seed, offspring; see gono-.]

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go·nid′i·al adj.

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gonidium

(ɡəˈnɪdɪəm)

n, pl -ia (-ɪə)

1. (Botany) a green algal cell in the thallus of a lichen

2. (Botany) an asexual reproductive cell in some colonial algae

[C19: from New Latin, diminutive from gono-]

goˈnidial, goˈnidic adj

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go•nid•i•um

(gəˈnɪd i əm)

n., pl. -nid•i•a (-ˈnɪd i ə)

1. (in algae) an asexual reproductive cell body, as a tetraspore or zoospore.

2. any of the algae that exist as a component of lichen.

[1835–45; < Greek gon- (see gonad) + -idium]

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