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 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

These cystidia extend above the basidia, and the ends are rounded so that sometimes they appear capitate.

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

In the family called Hymenomycetes there are mixed with these, and closely packed together, one-celled sterile structures named cystidia.

From Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners by Ellen M. Dallas

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

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