ascidium

[ uh-sid-ee-uh m ]

/ əˈsɪd i əm /

noun, plural as·cid·i·a [uh-sid-ee-uh] /əˈsɪd i ə/. Botany, Mycology.

a baglike or pitcherlike part.

Nearby words

aschheim-zondek test, aschoff body, asci, ascians, ascidian, ascidium, ascigerous, ascii, ascites, ascitic, asclepiadaceous

Origin of ascidium

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

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Examples from the Web for ascidium

It is not in all cases easy to trace the origin and true nature of the ascidium, as the venation is sometimes obscure.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

British Dictionary definitions for ascidium

ascidium

/ (əˈsɪdɪəm) /

noun plural -cidia (-ˈsɪdɪə)

part of a plant that is shaped like a pitcher, such as the modified leaf of the pitcher plant

Word Origin for ascidium

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

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