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cystidium

[si-stid-ee-uhm]

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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cystidium1

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

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

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