Gonimic

/ɡoʊˈnɪmɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characteristic of the reproduction or generative aspects of organisms.

Etymology

From Greek gonos (generation, seed) + -imic (resembling or relating to). This rare technical term describes things connected to sexual or asexual generation.

Kelly Says

Though rarely used today, 'gonimic' once appeared in Victorian naturalist writing to describe the reproductive structures scientists were just beginning to understand under early microscopes.

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