hormogonium


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hormogonium

[‚hȯr·mə′gō·nē·əm]
(botany)
Portion of a filament between heterocysts in certain algae; detaches as a reproductive body.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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