atoke
noun
ˈaˌtōk,
ˈā-
plural -s
: the anterior sexless part of certain polychaete worms from which grows the sexual portion compare epitoke
atokous adjective
or less commonly atocous or atokal
ˈatəkəs
-kəl
Word History
Etymology
Greek atokos without offspring, from a- a- entry 2 + tokos childbirth, offspring; akin to Greek teknon child