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gonidium

/ɡoʊˈnɪdi.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
go-ni-d-i-um
IPA
/ɡoʊˈnɪdi.əm/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A photosynthetic algal cell in the thallus of a lichen; a similar asexual reproductive cell in some algae.

noun

A special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth of many Anthozoa.

Etymology

From gono- + -idium.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡoʊˈnɪdi.əm/
  • British English: /ɡəʊˈnɪdi.əm/

Inflected Forms

gonidia (plural)

Derived Forms

gonidial microgonidium zoogonidium

Questions

How do you pronounce gonidium?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡoʊˈnɪdi.əm/.
What does gonidium mean?
A photosynthetic algal cell in the thallus of a lichen; a similar asexual reproductive cell in some algae.
Where does gonidium come from?
From gono- + -idium.

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