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hormogonium

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hor⋅mo⋅go⋅ni⋅um

  [hawr-muh-goh-nee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -ni⋅a [‑nee-uh] .
a portion of filament in blue-green algae that becomes detached and reproduces by cell division.
Also called hor⋅mo⋅gone [hawr-muh-gohn] .

Related forms:
hor⋅mog⋅o⋅nous [hawr-mog-uh-nuhs] , adjective
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hor·mo·go·ni·um   (hôr'mə-gō'nē-əm)   
n.   pl. hor·mo·go·ni·a (-nē-ə)
A part of a filament of a cyanobacterium that detaches and grows by cell division into a new filament.

[New Latin : Greek hormos, chain, necklace; see ser-2 in Indo-European roots + Greek gonos, seed; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
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