meconidium

noun

mec·​o·​nid·​i·​um

ˌmekəˈnidēəm

plural meconidia

-dēə

: a gonophore produced by some hydroids that resembles a medusa and remains attached by a pedicel

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek mēkōn poppy + New Latin -idium; from the resemblance to the seed capsule of the poppy

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