meconidium Meaning, Definition & Usage
Mec`o*nid"i*um noun
Etymology
NL., dim. of Gr. a poppy. So called in allusion to the shape of the seed capsules of the poppy.Definitions
(Zoöl.) A kind of gonophore produced by hydroids of the genus Gonothyræa . It has tentacles, and otherwise resembles a free medusa, but remains attached by a pedicel.
