any of the cells of a coelenterate that contain nematocysts
Word origin
C19: from New Latin cnida, from Greek knidē nettle + -blast
cnidoblast in American English
(ˈnaidəˌblæst)
noun
Zoology
the cell within which a nematocyst is developed
Word origin
[1880–85; cnido- + -blast]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, automatism, highball, irredentist, jackpot-blast is a suffix meaning “bud, sprout,” “embryo,” “formative cells or cell layer”. Otherwords that use the affix -blast include: colloblast, epiblast, hypoblast, myoblast, odontoblast