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

Etymology

Origin of cystidium

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

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

It is easily distinguished by its color and the presence of the peculiar setæ or cystidia.

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

The cystidia in the hymenium on the gills will be of interest to those who have a microscope.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard

The color is light leather color, brick red or bay, the color and color variations being due to numbers of colored cystidia or spicules scattered over the surface of the gills and on the edge.

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

This view seems to be supported by the fact that, in the section Pluteus and some others, the cystidia are surmounted by short horns resembling sterigmata.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke