gonocalyx

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noun

The bell-shaped opening of a sessile gonozooid.

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Meanings

noungonocalyx (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralbiologyThe bell-shaped opening of a sessile gonozooid.

Origin

From gono- + Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “cup of a flower”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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