gonad

/ˌgoʊˈnæd/

Other forms: gonads

Definitions of gonad

1. noun

   a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced
   synonyms: sex gland

   types:

   ovary

   (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone

   ovotestis

   hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue

   cobblers

   a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball)

   undescended testicle, undescended testis

   a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops

   type of:

   ductless gland, endocrine, endocrine gland

   any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream