gonimoblast

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noun

A sporogenous filament (or bundle of such filaments) in the fertilized carpogonium of red algae.

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Meanings

noungonimoblast (plural gonimoblasts)

plural gonimoblasts

  1. biologyA sporogenous filament (or bundle of such filaments) in the fertilized carpogonium of red algae.

Origin

From Ancient Greek γόνιμος (gónimos) + -blast.

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APA

gonimoblast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonimoblast

MLA

“gonimoblast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonimoblast. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gonimoblast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonimoblast.

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