Blastostyle

Blastostyle
Blastostyle Blas"to*style, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout, bud + ? a pillar.] (Zo["o]l.) In certain hydroids, an imperfect zooid, whose special function is to produce medusoid buds. See {Hydroidea}, and {Athecata}. [1913 Webster]

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  • blastostyle — blastostylar, adj. /blas teuh stuyl /, n. Zool. the central rodlike portion of a gonangium, upon which buds that develop into medusae are formed. [BLASTO + STYLE] * * * …   Universalium

  • blastostyle — blas·to·style …   English syllables

  • blastostyle — “+ˌstīl noun ( s) Etymology: blast + style : a process in certain hydroids that may be regarded as a zooid without mouth or tentacles whose function is to produce medusoid buds * * * blastostylar, adj. /blas teuh stuyl /, n. Zool. the central… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • blasto- — blast(o) , blaste ♦ Éléments, du gr. blastos « germe ». blaste, blasto éléments, du gr. blastos, germe . ⇒BLASTO , élément préf. Premier élément entrant dans la compos. de subst. et, plus rarement, d adj. du vocab. sc., dans lesquels il exprime… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • gonangium — Gonotheca Gon o*the ca, n.; pl. {Gonothec?}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? offspring + ? box.] (Zo[ o]l.) A capsule developed on certain hydroids ({Thecaphora}), inclosing the blastostyle upon which the medusoid buds or gonophores are developed; called also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gonoblastidia — Gonoblastidium Gon o*blas*tid i*um, n.; pl. {Gonoblastidia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? offspring + ? to bud.] (Zo[ o]l.) A blastostyle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gonoblastidium — Gon o*blas*tid i*um, n.; pl. {Gonoblastidia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? offspring + ? to bud.] (Zo[ o]l.) A blastostyle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gonothec — Gonotheca Gon o*the ca, n.; pl. {Gonothec?}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? offspring + ? box.] (Zo[ o]l.) A capsule developed on certain hydroids ({Thecaphora}), inclosing the blastostyle upon which the medusoid buds or gonophores are developed; called also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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