- Hormogonium
- Hormogonium Hor`mo*go*ni"um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a chain + ? generation.] (Bot.) A chain of small cells in certain alg[ae], by which the plant is propagated. [1913 Webster]
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Hormogonium — Hormogonia are motile filaments of cells formed by some cyanobacteria in the family Nostoceae.Cyanobacteria differentiate into hormogonia when exposed to an environmental stress or when placed in new media.Hormogonium differentiation is crucial… … Wikipedia
hormogonium — noun (plural hormogonia) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek hormos chain, necklace + New Latin gonium more at series Date: 1880 a portion of a filament in many cyanobacteria that becomes detached as a reproductive body … New Collegiate Dictionary
hormogonium — hor·mo·go·ni·um (hôr mə gōʹnē əm) n. pl. hor·mo·go·ni·a ( nē ə) A part of a filament of a cyanobacterium that detaches and grows by cell division into a new filament. [New Latin : Greek hormos, chain, necklace; See ser 2 in Indo European Roots… … Universalium
hormogonium — noun A small, motile filament, formed by some cyanobacteria, that detaches and grows by cell division into a new filament … Wiktionary
hormogonium — hor·mo·go·ni·um … English syllables
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Cyanobacteria — Temporal range: 3500–0 Ma Had n Archean … Wikipedia
hormospore — ˈhȯrməˌspō(ə)r noun Etymology: New Latin hormogonium + English spore : a terminally borne hormogonium in some blue green algae with cells modified in shape and having exceptionally thick walls … Useful english dictionary
genə- — Also gen . To give birth, beget; with derivatives referring to aspects and results of procreation and to familial and tribal groups. Oldest form *g̑enə₁ , becoming *genə₁ in centum languages. Derivatives include kin, king, jaunty, genius,… … Universalium
hormogonales — ˌhȯ(r)məgōˈnä(ˌ)lēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from hormogonium + ales : an order of filamentous blue green algae having the capacity to form hormogonia … Useful english dictionary
