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
Other cells called cystidia occur in the hymenia of various species distributed through nearly all the genera of the agarics.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson
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
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
Page 132 variations being due to numbers of colored cystida Changed to cystidia.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson
