gonidium Meaning, Definition & Usage

Go*nid"i*um noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. , dim. of angle.
Definitions
  1. (Zool.) A special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth of many Anthozoa.
Go*nid"i*um noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. that which generates.
Wordforms
plural Gonidia
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A component cell of the yellowish green layer in certain lichens.

Webster 1913