| meconidium | <zoology> A kind of gonophore produced by hydroids of the genus Gonothyraea. It has tentacles, and otherwise resembles a free medusa, but remains attached by a pedicel. Origin: NL, dim. Of Gr. A poppy. So called in allusion to the shape of the seed capsules of the poppy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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