[hor.mo.go.ni.um] n, pl -nia [NL, fr. Gk hormos chain, necklace + NL -gonium--more at series] (1880): a portion of a filament in many blue-green algae that becomes detached as a reproductive body
HORMOGONIUM
Meaning of HORMOGONIUM in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012