- gyrogonite
- \\jīˈrägəˌnīt\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin Gyrogonites: a minute ovoid spiral-marked body that is the residue of the calcareous incrustation about the female sex organs of a fossil stonewort
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Gyrogonite — Gy*rog o*nite (j[i^]*r[o^]g [ o]*n[imac]t), n. [Gr. gy^ros circle, ring + go nos fruit.] (Paleon.) The petrified fruit of the {Chara hispida}, a species of stonewort. See {Stonewort}. Lyell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gyrogonite — gy·rog·o·nite … English syllables
Chara hispida — Gyrogonite Gy*rog o*nite (j[i^]*r[o^]g [ o]*n[imac]t), n. [Gr. gy^ros circle, ring + go nos fruit.] (Paleon.) The petrified fruit of the {Chara hispida}, a species of stonewort. See {Stonewort}. Lyell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Girogonito — Girogonitos del Holoceno. Se denominan girogonitos a las partes calcificadas de los oogonios de las algas de la Clase Charophyceae.[1] … Wikipedia Español
