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Gonophore
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A sexual zooid produced as a medusoid bud upon a hydroid, sometimes becoming a free hydromedusa, sometimes remaining attached. See Hydroidea, and Illusts. of Athecata, Campanularian, and Gonosome.
2. A lengthened receptacle, bearing the stamens and carpels in a conspicuous manner.