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Webster 1913 Edition
Hormogonium
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Horˊmo-go-ni′um
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a chain + [GREEK] generation.]
(Bot.)
A chain of small cells in certain algæ, by which the plant is propagated.
Definition 2024
hormogonium
hormogonium
English
Noun
hormogonium (plural hormogonia)
- (biology) A small, motile filament, formed by some cyanobacteria, that detaches and grows by cell division into a new filament