gonoecium

noun

go·​noe·​ci·​um

variants or less commonly gonecium

gəˈnēs(h)ēəm,

gäˈ-,

gōˈ-

plural gonoecia

-ēə

: one of the modified reproductive zooecia of a bryozoan

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from gon- + Greek oikia house + New Latin -ium

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