Nidamental

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

  Nidamental \Nid`a*men"tal\, a. [L. nidamentum materials for a
     nest, fr. nidus nest. See {Nest}.] (Zool.)
     Of, pertaining to, or bearing, eggs or egg capsules; as, the
     nidamental capsules of certain gastropods; nidamental glands.
     See Illust. of {Dibranchiata}.
     [1913 Webster]