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ascidium

ascidium noun: a pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant.

Noun

ascidium (plural ascidia)

  1. A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant.
  2. One of the former genus Ascidium of simple ascidians, which included most of the known species; sometimes used as a name for the family Ascidiidae or for all the Tunicata, or Ascidiacea.

ascidium meaning in Tamil

ascidium in Tamil

சாடி வடிவ இலை, சாடி வடிவமுடைய இலைப்பகுதி

Forms of ascidium

pluralascidia

Origin of ascidium

From New Latin ascidium, from Ancient Greek ἀσκίδιον (askídion), from ἀσκός (askós, “leather bag”) + -ιδιον (-idion, “diminutive ending”).

Words formed from ascidium

Questions about ascidium

What does ascidium mean?
Ascidium means a pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant.
What is ascidium in Tamil?
Ascidium in Tamil is சாடி வடிவ இலை, சாடி வடிவமுடைய இலைப்பகுதி. See Ascidium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ascidium?
Ascidium is a noun.
What is the plural of ascidium?
The plural of ascidium is ascidia.

Words near ascidium in the dictionary

  1. ascidiid
  2. ascidiids
  3. ascidiology
  4. ascidiozooid
  5. ascidiozooids
  6. ascidium
  7. ascids
  8. ascient
  9. ascientific
  10. asciferous
  11. ascigerous

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