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| go·nid·i·um [ gō níddee əm ] (plural go·nid·i·a [ gō nídee ə ]) |
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1. algal reproductive cell: an asexual reproductive cell in some algae, e.g. a zoospore
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2. algal cell in lichen: a chlorophyll-containing algal cell in the body thallus of a lichen
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin< Greek gonos "offspring"] |
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 go·nid·i·al adjective |
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