gonium

¹ American  

[goh-nee-uhm] / ˈgoʊ ni əm /

noun

Cell Biology.

plural

gonia

1. the germ cell during the phase marked by mitosis.

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-gonium ² American  

1. a combining form of gonium.

   archegonium.

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-gonium British  

combining form

1. indicating a seed or reproductive cell

   archegonium

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Usage

What does -gonium mean? The combining form -gonium is used like a suffix meaning “gonium,” meaning "the germ cell during the phase marked by mitosis." The form -gonium is also used more generally to mean "seed" or "reproductive cell." It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in biology. The form -gonium comes from Greek gónos, meaning “seed, generation.”

Etymology

Origin of gonium

From New Latin; gon-, -ium