cystidium

[ si-stid-ee-uhm ]

/ sɪˈstɪd i əm /

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

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

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

Podoconus two-thirds as long as the capsule, trifid, with three equal circular lobes (as in Cystidium inerme).
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel