gonyaulaxEtymologyAncient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee”) + αὖλαξ (aûlax, “furrow”)gonyaulax means An alga of the genus Gonyaulax. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounAn alga of the genus Gonyaulax.“Recently, a gonyaulax toxin was purified from an axenic culture of the alga, Gonyaulax catanella, and this toxin has been shown to be chemically identical with saxitoxin (Schantz et al., 1966).”