gonangium

 [goh-nan-jee-uhm]  

go·nan·gi·um

   [goh-nan-jee-uhm]
noun, plural go·nan·gi·a  [-jee-uh] , go·nan·gi·ums.
a reproductive polyp of a colonial hydroid, giving rise asexually to medusa buds.
Origin:
1870–75; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to gon- gon- + Greek angeîon vessel, reservoir; see -ium

Related forms
go·nan·gi·al, adjective
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