coenoblast

English

Etymology

coen- +‎ o + blast, from Ancient Greek: κοινός (koinós, “common”) + βλαστός (blastós, “germ”).

Noun

coenoblast (plural coenoblasts)

1. (zoology) Germinal tissue of Porifera that forms cores or developing mesoderms

Derived terms

• coenoblastic

References

• “coenoblast”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC. (page 1086)