cystidium

American  

[si-stid-ee-uhm] / sɪˈstɪd i əm /

noun

Mycology.

• cystidia
  plural

1. (in certain basidiomycetous fungi) one of the large, inflated, sterile cells growing between the basidia and usually projecting beyond them.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• cystidia
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of cystidium

From New Latin, dating back to 1855–60; see origin at cyst-, -idium

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Example Sentences

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cystidia

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

The yellow color is not confined to the cystidia, for the sub-hymenium is also colored in a similar way.

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

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

There are a few cystidia in the hymenium, colorless, thin walled, clavate, the portion above the hymenium cylindrical, and 30–40 × 10–12 µ.

From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson

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