gonoblastidium

noun

gon·​o·​blas·​tid·​i·​um

variants or less commonly gonoblastid

ˌgänōˈblastə̇d

plural gonoblastidia

-ēə

also gonoblastids

: blastostyle

Word History

Etymology

New Latin gonoblastidium, from gon- + Greek blastos sprout + New Latin -idium

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