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meconidium

noun
mec·o·nid·i·um | \ˌmekəˈnidēəm\
plural meconidia\-dēə \

Definition of meconidium 

: a gonophore produced by some hydroids that resembles a medusa and remains attached by a pedicel

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History and Etymology for meconidium

New Latin, from Greek mēkōn poppy + New Latin -idium; from the resemblance to the seed capsule of the poppy

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