Defn: A reproductive bud of a hydroid; a simple gonophore.
GONOBLASTIDIUM
Gon`o*blas*tid"i*um, n.; pl. Gonoblastidia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
(Zoöl.)
Defn: A blastostyle.
GONOCALYX
Gon`o*ca"lyx, n. Etym: [Gr. calyx,] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The bell of a sessile gonozooid.
GONOCHORISM Gon`o*cho"rism, n. Etym: [Gr. (a) Separation of the sexes in different individuals; — opposed to hermaphroditism. (b) In ontogony, differentiation of male and female individuals from embryos having the same rudimentary sexual organs. (c) In phylogeny, the evolution of distinct sexes in species previously hermaphrodite or sexless.
GONOCOCCUS
Gon`o*coc"cus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. coccus.] (Med.)
Defn: A vegetable microörganism of the genus Micrococcus, occurring in the secretion in gonorrhea. It is believed by some to constitute the cause of this disease.
GONOPH
Gon"oph, n. Etym: [Perh. fr. Heb. gannabh thief.]
Defn: A pickpocket or thief. [Eng. Slang] Dickens.