cystidium
noun
(in certain basidiomycetous fungi) one of the large, inflated, sterile cells growing between the basidia and usually projecting beyond them.
cystidia
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pluralof cystidium.plural
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This species is unique for the dorsal attachment of its stipe to the top of the pileus, and the abundant cystidia covering all surfaces of the fruiting body.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2025
Where the cystidia are fewer in number or are lighter in color the lamellæ are lighter colored.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson
The gills are decurrent, somewhat distant, stout, chrome yellow, occasionally forked at the base; anastomosing veins quite prominent, the cystidia being very noticeable.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
The cystidia are usually larger than the basidia, varying in size and form in different species.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
One cannot always depend on the color of the lamellæ since a number of the species possess colored cystidia or spines in the hymenium which disguise the color of the spores.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson
