gonangium

[ goh-nan-jee-uh m ]
/ goʊˈnæn dʒi əm /

noun, plural go·nan·gi·a [goh-nan-jee-uh] /goʊˈnæn dʒi ə/, go·nan·gi·ums.

a reproductive polyp of a colonial hydroid, giving rise asexually to medusa buds.

Origin of gonangium

1870–75; < New Latin, equivalent to gon- gon- + Greek angeîon vessel, reservoir; see -ium

OTHER WORDS FROM gonangium

go·nan·gi·al, adjective

Words nearby gonangium

gonadotropin-releasing hormone, gonads, gonaduct, gonalgia, gonangiectomy, gonangium, gonarthritis, gonarthrotomy, gonaïves, goncharov, goncourt