'Gonidium' definitions:

Definition of 'Gonidium'

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  • Gonidium \Go*nid"i*um\, n.; pl. Gonidia. [NL., fr. Gr. ? that which generates.] (Bot.) A component cell of the yellowish green layer in certain lichens. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Gonidium'

From: GCIDE
  • Gonidium \Go*nid"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of ? angle.] (Zool.) A special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth of many Anthozoa. [1913 Webster]