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gonidium

go·nid·i·um
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [goh-nid-ee-uh m]
    • /goʊˈnɪd i əm/
    • /ɡənˈɪdiəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [goh-nid-ee-uh m]
    • /goʊˈnɪd i əm/

Definitions of gonidium word

  • noun plural gonidium (in algae) any one-celled asexual reproductive body, as a tetraspore or zoospore. 1
  • noun plural gonidium an algal cell, or a filament of an alga, growing within the thallus of a lichen. 1
  • noun gonidium (lichenology, phycology) A photosynthetic algal cell in the thallus of a lichen; a similar asexual reproductive cell in some algae. 1
  • noun gonidium a green algal cell in the thallus of a lichen 0
  • noun gonidium an asexual reproductive cell in some colonial algae 0
  • noun gonidium a reproductive cell produced asexually in certain algae, as tetraspores or zoospores 0

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Origin of gonidium

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45; < New Latin, equivalent to gon- gon- + -idium noun suffix

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Parts of speech for Gonidium

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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gonidium popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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