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ascidium

[ uh-sid-ee-uhm ]

noun

, Botany, Mycology.
, plural as·cid·i·a [uh, -, sid, -ee-, uh].
  1. a baglike or pitcherlike part.


ascidium

/ əˈsɪdɪəm /

noun

  1. part of a plant that is shaped like a pitcher, such as the modified leaf of the pitcher plant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ascidium1

1760–70; < New Latin < Greek askídion a small bag, equivalent to ask ( ós ) bag + -idion -idium
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ascidium1

C18: from New Latin, from Greek askidion a little bag, from askos bag
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Example Sentences

Pitch′er-plant, a plant with leaves shaped like a pitcher or ascidium—Nepenthes, &c.—Pitchers have ears, there may be listeners.

Ascidium, a pitcher-shaped body, like leaves of Sarracenia.

It is not in all cases easy to trace the origin and true nature of the ascidium, as the venation is sometimes obscure.

It appeared from some transitional forms that the adventitious leaflet, just mentioned, was due to the exaggerated development of this gland, but no clue was afforded as to the origin of the ascidium.

This is the pitcher or ascidium.

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