coenoblast
English
Etymology
coen- + o + blast, from Ancient Greek: κοινός (koinós, “common”) + βλαστός (blastós, “germ”).
Noun
coenoblast (plural coenoblasts)
- (zoology) Germinal tissue of Porifera that forms cores or developing mesoderms.
References
- coenoblast in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911. (page 1086)