English Explanatory Dictionary

statoblast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of bud, or pod of cells, produced in the interior of certain Bryozoa. As they develop they grow a hard shell and are usually destined to perpetuate the species, bursting open and developing.

Word forms

statoblast statoblasts

Etymology

From stato- + -blast.

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