gonimoblast

noun

gon·​i·​mo·​blast

ˈgänəmōˌblast

: one of the sporogenous filaments which arise from the fertilized carpogonium in most red algae

also : the aggregation of such filaments

Word History

Etymology

Greek gonimos productive (from stem of gignesthai to be born) + English -blast

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