hormogonium

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁρμή (hormḗ, “first movements”) +‎ -gonium.

Noun

hormogonium (plural hormogonia)

  1. (biology) A small, motile filament, formed by some cyanobacteria, that detaches and grows by cell division into a new filament.
    Synonym: hormogone

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