ascidium
[ uh-sid-ee-uhm ]
noun,plural as·cid·i·a [uh-sid-ee-uh]. /əˈsɪd i ə/. Botany, Mycology.
a baglike or pitcherlike part.
Origin of ascidium
1Words Nearby ascidium
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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) /
nounplural -cidia (-ˈsɪdɪə)
part of a plant that is shaped like a pitcher, such as the modified leaf of the pitcher plant
Origin of ascidium
1C18: from New Latin, from Greek askidion a little bag, from askos bag
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