Relating to or characteristic of gonidia; describing structures or processes involving gonid reproduction in lichens and algae.
From gonidia plus the suffix -ic. This adjective form is used alongside 'gonidial' in scientific literature about lichen and fungal reproduction.
Scientists study gonidic reproduction to understand how lichens survive in extreme environments—some lichens can produce gonids in Antarctica where nothing else can spread its offspring!
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