GONAD

gonad, sex gland

(noun) a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gonad (plural gonads)

(anatomy) A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.

(slang, mostly, in the plural) The testicles.

Synonyms

• (sex gland): sex gland

Anagrams

• Dagon, Dogan, Gonda, dango, dogan, donga, goand

Source: Wiktionary


Gon"ad, n.; pl. Gonads. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: One of the masses of generative tissue primitively alike in both sexes, but giving rise to either an ovary or a testis; a generative gland; a germ gland. Wiedersheim.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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