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ascidium
[ uh-sid-ee-uhm ]
/ əˈsɪd i əm /
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noun, plural as·cid·i·a [uh-sid-ee-uh]. /əˈsɪd i ə/. Botany, Mycology.
a baglike or pitcherlike part.
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Origin of ascidium
Words nearby ascidium
Aschelminthes, Aschheim-Zondek test, Aschoff body, asci, ascidian, ascidium, ascigerous, ASCII, ascites, asclepiadaceous, Asclepiadean
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How to use ascidium in a sentence
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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