gono-

gono-

(word root) reproduction (sexual)

Examples of words with the root gono-: gonophore

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gono-

or gon-

pref.

Sexual; reproductive: gonophore.

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[Greek, from gonos, seed, procreation; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

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gono-

or before a vowel

gon-

combining form

(Biology) sexual or reproductive: gonorrhoea.

[New Latin, from Greek gonos seed]

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gono-

a combining form meaning “reproductive organ,” “act of reproduction”: gonophore.

[< Greek, comb. form of gónos, gonḗ seed, generation; akin to Latin genus, Skt janas]

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