gonad Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced
sex gland.
WordNet
Gon"ad noun
Etymology
Gr. that which generates.Wordforms
Definitions
(Anat.) One of the masses of generative tissue primitively alike in both sexes, but giving rise to either an ovary or a testis; a generative gland; a germ gland. Wiedersheim.