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A photosynthetic algal cell in the thallus of a lichen; a similar asexual reproductive cell in some algae
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Gonidium — Go*nid i*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of ? angle.] (Zool.) A special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth of many Anthozoa. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gonidium — Go*nid i*um, n.; pl. {Gonidia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? that which generates.] (Bot.) A component cell of the yellowish green layer in certain lichens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gonidium — [gō nid′ē əm] n. pl. gonidia [gō nid′ēə] [ModL, dim. < Gr gonos: for base see GONAD] 1. a reproductive cell produced asexually in certain algae, as tetraspores or zoospores 2. any of the chlorophyll bearing algal cells in lichens gonidial adj … English World dictionary
gonidium — noun (plural gonidia) Etymology: New Latin, from gon + idium Date: 1882 an asexual reproductive cell or group of cells especially in algae (as volvox) … New Collegiate Dictionary
gonidium — gonidial, gonidic, adj. gonidioid, adj. /geuh nid ee euhm/, n., pl. gonidia / nid ee euh/. 1. (in algae) any one celled asexual reproductive body, as a tetraspore or zoospore. 2. an algal cell, or a filament of an alga, growing within the thallus … Universalium
gonidium — (греч.) гонидия … Словарь ботанических терминов
gonidium — go·nid·i·um (go nidґe əm) pl. gonidґia [Gr. gonē seed] the algal cell part of the thallus of a lichen … Medical dictionary
gonidium — n VI; lm M. gonidiumdia, D. gonidiumdiów bot. gonidia «glony (jednokomórkowe kuliste lub nitkowate sinice albo zielenice) będące, obok grzybów, składnikiem porostów» ‹z gr.› … Słownik języka polskiego
gonidium — go·nid·i·um … English syllables
gonidium — go•nid•i•um [[t]gəˈnɪd i əm[/t]] n. pl. nid•i•a [[t] ˈnɪd i ə[/t]] 1) mcr (in algae) an asexual reproductive cell body, as a tetraspore or zoospore 2) mcr any of the algae that exist as a component of lichen • Etymology: 1835–45; < Gk gon (see … From formal English to slang
