Hypertext Webster Gateway: "blastostyle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Blastostyle \Blas"to*style\, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout, bud + ? a
pillar.] (Zo["o]l.)
In certain hydroids, an imperfect zooid, whose special
function is to produce medusoid buds. See {Hydroidea}, and
{Athecata}.
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