GONAD


Meaning of GONAD in English

/ ˈgəʊnæd; NAmE ˈgoʊ-/ noun

( anatomy ) a male sex organ that produces sperm ; a female sex organ that produces eggs

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from modern Latin gonades , plural of gonas , from Greek gonē generation, seed.

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