[ 'gəʊnad ]
■ noun Physiology & Zoology an organ that produces gametes; a testis or ovary.
Derivatives
~al gə(ʊ)'neɪd(ə)l adjective
Origin
C19: from mod. L. ~es , plural of gonas , from Gk gonē 'generation, seed'.
[ 'gəʊnad ]
■ noun Physiology & Zoology an organ that produces gametes; a testis or ovary.
Derivatives
~al gə(ʊ)'neɪd(ə)l adjective
Origin
C19: from mod. L. ~es , plural of gonas , from Gk gonē 'generation, seed'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004