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cystidium

American  
[si-stid-ee-uhm] / sɪˈstɪd i əm /

noun

Mycology.

plural

cystidia

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

Etymology

Origin of cystidium

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

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Portion of hymenium. s, Sporidia; st, sterigmata; g, sterile cells; c, cystidium, with operculum o.

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