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| − | '''hormocyte''' (''pl.'' hormocytes; '' | + | '''hormocyte''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' hormocytes; ''variant spelling:'' ''sl.'' [[hormocyst]], ''pl.'' [[hormocyst]]s) – a [[somatic]] [[propagule]] of some [[gelatinous]] lichens composed of few [[photobiont]] cells and fungal hyphae densely aggregated as chains within gelatinous clumps; arising from specialized structures called [[hormocytangia]]. The spelling hormocyte (without the "s") is preferable because these cells (= ''cytes'') are not vegetative propagules (= ''cysts''). |
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hormocyte (noun, pl. hormocytes; variant spelling: sl. hormocyst, pl. hormocysts) – a somatic propagule of some gelatinous lichens composed of few photobiont cells and fungal hyphae densely aggregated as chains within gelatinous clumps; arising from specialized structures called hormocytangia. The spelling hormocyte (without the "s") is preferable because these cells (= cytes) are not vegetative propagules (= cysts).
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