hormogonium

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hormogonium - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hormogonium \Hor`mo*go*ni"um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a chain + ?
     generation.] (Bot.)
     A chain of small cells in certain alg[ae], by which the plant
     is propagated.
     [1913 Webster]