Blastostyle

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Blastostyle \Blas"to*style\, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout, bud + ? a
     pillar.] (Zool.)
     In certain hydroids, an imperfect zooid, whose special
     function is to produce medusoid buds. See {Hydroidea}, and
     {Athecata}.
     [1913 Webster]