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goniocyst

goniocyst noun: a lichen thallus containing clusters of algae embedded in an envelope of fungal hyphae.

Noun

goniocyst (plural goniocysts)

  1. A lichen thallus containing clusters of algae embedded in an envelope of fungal hyphae.

Forms of goniocyst

pluralgoniocysts

Origin of goniocyst

Coined by J. M. Norman in 1871 in "Fuligines lichenosae eller Moriolei". Bot. Notiser 1871: 9-20. From gonio- + cyst.

Words formed from goniocyst

Questions about goniocyst

What does goniocyst mean?
Goniocyst means a lichen thallus containing clusters of algae embedded in an envelope of fungal hyphae.
What part of speech is goniocyst?
Goniocyst is a noun.
What is the plural of goniocyst?
The plural of goniocyst is goniocysts.

Words near goniocyst in the dictionary

  1. Gonio
  2. gonio-
  3. gonioautoicous
  4. goniochromatic
  5. goniochromism
  6. goniocyst
  7. goniocystangia
  8. goniocystangium
  9. goniocysts
  10. goniodisgenesis
  11. goniodomatacean

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