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androgonidium

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an·​dro·​go·​nid·​i·​um
plural androgonidia\ -​ēə \

Definition of androgonidium

1 : one of the male cells whose subsequent divisions produce spermatozoids in members of the genus Volvox
2 : androspore sense 1

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First Known Use of androgonidium

1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for androgonidium

New Latin, from andr- + gonidium

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The first known use of androgonidium was in 1878

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“Androgonidium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/androgonidium. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.

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