gonangium

gonangium [goh-nan-jee-uh m] Word Origin noun, plural go·nan·gi·a [goh-nan-jee-uh] /goʊˈnæn dʒi ə/, go·nan·gi·ums.

1. a reproductive polyp of a colonial hydroid, giving rise asexually to medusa buds.

Origin of gonangium 1870–75; New Latin, equivalent to gon- gon- + Greek angeîon vessel, reservoir; see -ium Related formsgo·nan·gi·al, adjective