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ascidium
[uh-sid-ee-uhm]
noun
plural
ascidiaa baglike or pitcherlike part.
ascidium
/ əˈsɪdɪəm /
noun
part of a plant that is shaped like a pitcher, such as the modified leaf of the pitcher plant
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of ascidium1
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 origin of the ascidium.
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