hormogonium

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Etymology[edit]

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

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hormogonium (plural hormogonia)

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

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