gonidium
noun
(in algae) any one-celled asexual reproductive body, as a tetraspore or zoospore.
gonidia
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pluralof gonidium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Two or more gonidia may be supported upon each sterigma.
From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by J. W. H. (John William Henry) Eyre
That the different forms and varieties of gonidia corresponded with parallel types of algæ; 4th.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
The lichen-thallus is composed of chains or groups of round chlorophyl-containing cells, called "gonidia," and masses of interwoven rows of elongated cells which constitute the hyphæ.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
Fructification: the internal mass or contents separating into roundish or lenticular gonidia.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Various
But who has ever seen the gonidia of lichens the worse for having the ‘hypha’ growing amongst them?
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
