nematogone

noun

ne·​mat·​o·​gone

nə̇ˈmatəˌgōn,

ˈnemət-

plural -s

: one of the thin-walled propagative cells in the gemmae of various mosses

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary nemat- + -gone (from Greek gonē seed, offspring)

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