meconidium
noun
mec·o·nid·i·um
\ˌmekəˈnidēəm\
Definition of meconidium
meconidia
\-dēə\: a gonophore produced by some hydroids that resembles a medusa and remains attached by a pedicel
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Origin and Etymology of meconidium
New Latin, from Greek mēkōn poppy + New Latin -idium; from the resemblance to the seed capsule of the poppy
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