gonangium

[ goh-nan-jee-uhm ]

noun

, plural go·nan·gi·a [goh-, nan, -jee-, uh], go·nan·gi·ums.

1. a reproductive polyp of a colonial hydroid, giving rise asexually to medusa buds.

Other Words From

• go·nangi·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gonangium¹

1870–75; < New Latin, equivalent to gon- gon- + Greek angeîon vessel, reservoir; -ium