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gonidium
[go-nid´e-um] (L.) 1. the algal component of the
thallus of a lichen.
2. a motile reproductive unit of certain nitrogen-fixing bacteria. adj., adj gonid´ial.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
gonidium
(gō-nĭd′ē-əm)n. pl. gonid·ia (-ē-ə) An asexually produced cell that can generate a new colony, found in certain algae such as volvox.
go·nid′i·al adj.
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