Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Statoblast \Stat"o*blast\, n. [Gr. ? standing (i. e., remaining)
   + -blast.] (Zo["o]l.)
   One of a peculiar kind of internal buds, or germs, produced
   in the interior of certain Bryozoa and sponges, especially in
   the fresh-water species; -- also called {winter buds}.

   Note: They are protected by a firm covering, and are usually
         destined to perpetuate the species during the winter
         season. They burst open and develop in the spring. In
         some fresh-water sponges they serve to preserve the
         species during the dry season. See Illust. under
         {Phylactol[ae]mata}.