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Definition of: gonidium
(gō·nid′ē· əm) noun plural ·nid·i·a (-ə) Bot.
1. In algae, a naked or membranous-coated propagative cell produced asexually.
2. In mosses, a cell filled with green granules.
3. In lichens, one of the green algal cells of a thallus. [<NL, dim. of Gk. gonos seed]
—go·nid′i·al adjective
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