nidus

[ nahy-duhs ]

noun

, plural ni·di [nahy, -dahy].

1. a nest, especially one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs.
2. a place or point in an organism where a germ or other organism can develop or breed.

nidus

/ ˈnaɪdəs /

noun

1. the nest in which insects or spiders deposit their eggs
2. pathol a focus of infection
3. a cavity in which plant spores develop

Derived Forms

• ˈnidal, adjective

Other Words From

• nidal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nidus¹

1735–45; < Latin nīdus nest

Word History and Origins

Origin of nidus¹

C18: from Latin nest

Example Sentences

The plants, however, have a particular existence, independent of their putrefying nidus.

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Remember, pollen-tubes protrude within anther in Neottia nidus-avis.

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Curetting should follow dilatation, in the hope that the new endometrium formed may afford a better nidus for the ovum.

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His post-mortem examinations led him to believe that the intestines were the nidus of the disease.

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To some of them was attached a nidus of eggs, which was deposited between the animal and the spire.

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