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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Gonophore

· Gon·o·phore · IPA
01 n. A sexual zooid produced as a medusoid bud upon a hydroid, sometimes becoming a free hydromedusa, sometimes remaining attached. See Hydroide…
  1. 1.
    A sexual zooid produced as a medusoid bud upon a hydroid, sometimes becoming a free hydromedusa, sometimes remaining attached. See Hydroidea, and Illusts. of Athecata, Campanularian, and Gonosome.(Zool.) See: Hydroidea, Athecata, Campanularian, Gonosome
  2. 2.
    A lengthened receptacle, bearing the stamens and carpels in a conspicuous manner.(Bot.)