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cystidium

[ si-stid-ee-uh m ]
/ sɪˈstɪd i əm /
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noun, plural cys·tid·i·a [si-stid-ee-uh] /sɪˈstɪd i ə/. Mycology.

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

Nearby words

  1. cystic vein,
  2. cysticercoid,
  3. cysticercosis,
  4. cysticercus,
  5. cystidia,
  6. cystiform,
  7. cystine,
  8. cystine calculus,
  9. cystinemia,
  10. cystinosis

Origin of cystidium

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