meconidium
noun
mec·o·nid·i·um
ˌmekəˈnidēəm
plural meconidia
-dēə
: a gonophore produced by some hydroids that resembles a medusa and remains attached by a pedicel
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek mēkōn poppy + New Latin -idium; from the resemblance to the seed capsule of the poppy