nematogone
nematogone noun: a thin-walled reproductive cell found in the gemmae of certain mosses.
Noun
nematogone (plural nematogones)
- A thin-walled reproductive cell found in the gemmae of certain mosses.
- I have not found any trace of germination in the filaments, but there can be no doubt that the terminal rounded cell can function as a nematogone, and probably the basal cell also, to judge by what happens in the European species B, capillare p. where the form and develop¬ ment of the brutfMen are...1935, Penfold A R, Journal and Proceedings Of The Royal Society Of New South Wales Vol-lxviii, page 98 of Part I. GENERAL
Forms of nematogone
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Origin of nematogone
From nemat- + -o- + Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ, “offspring; seed”).
Questions about nematogone
- What does nematogone mean?
- Nematogone means a thin-walled reproductive cell found in the gemmae of certain mosses.
- What part of speech is nematogone?
- Nematogone is a noun.
- What is the plural of nematogone?
- The plural of nematogone is nematogones.
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