Producing or capable of producing gonidia, which are asexual reproductive cells found in certain algae and fungi.
From Greek 'gonidion' (a small seed or germ) combined with '-genous' (producing or generating). The term emerged in 19th-century botany to describe organisms with this specific reproductive capability.
Gonidia are nature's clones—algae use them to reproduce without sex, creating genetically identical copies in a single generation. This is why some algae can takeover entire ponds so rapidly!
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