gonium

gonium [goh-nee-uh m] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural go·ni·a [goh-nee-uh] /ˈgoʊ ni ə/. Cell Biology.

1. the germ cell during the phase marked by mitosis.

Origin of gonium From New Latin; see origin at gon-, -ium -gonium

1. a combining form of gonium: archegonium.

Examples from the Web for gonium Historical Examples of gonium

My mind swept back over evolution from star-dust to Kartabo compound, from Gonium to man, and to these leaf-cutting ants.

Edge of the Jungle

William Beebe

This dust-like appearance consists nearly exclusively of species of the most beautiful colors, such as Pandorina, Gonium, &c.

Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, Vol. V, No. XXV, June, 1852

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British Dictionary definitions for gonium -gonium n combining form

1. indicating a seed or reproductive cellarchegonium

Word Origin for -gonium from New Latin gonium, from Greek gonos seed