HORMOGONIUM


Meaning of HORMOGONIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhȯr-mə-ˈgō-nē-əm ]

noun

( plural hor·mo·go·nia -nē-ə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek hormos chain, necklace + New Latin -gonium — more at series

Date: 1880

: a portion of a filament in many cyanobacteria that becomes detached as a reproductive body

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