goniocyst

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noun

A lichen thallus containing clusters of algae embedded in an envelope of fungal hyphae.

OriginEnglish cyst ← Late Latin cystis ← Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis) →
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Meanings

noungoniocyst (plural goniocysts)

plural goniocysts

  1. biologyA lichen thallus containing clusters of algae embedded in an envelope of fungal hyphae.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵónu
  2. Proto-Hellenic*gónu
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gonwía
  4. Ancient Greekγωνίᾱ (gōníā)
  5. Englishgonio-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewH-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁éyeti
  9. Ancient Greekκῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)?
  10. Ancient Greekκύστις (kústis)
  11. Late Latincystis
  12. Englishcyst
  13. Englishgoniocyst

Coined by J. M. Norman in 1871 in "Fuligines lichenosae eller Moriolei". Bot. Notiser 1871: 9-20. From gonio- + cyst.

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goniocyst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goniocyst

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“goniocyst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goniocyst. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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