The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cnidoblast
Cnidoblast \Cni"do*blast\, n. [Cnida + -blast.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the cells which, in the C[oe]lenterata, develop into cnid[ae].
Wiktionary
cnidoblast
n. (context biology English) A cell in the epidermis of cnidarians in which the nematocyst develops
Usage examples of "cnidoblast".
He could reach into the aquarium, fondle it, let it discharge its cnidoblasts, its stingers full of heroin, into his skin.
Some cnidoblasts, when touched, would expel minute threads to entangle prey.