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cecidium

cecidium noun: a gall produced on a plant by infection from insects etc.

Noun

cecidium (plural cecidia)

  1. A gall produced on a plant by infection from insects etc

cecidium meaning in Tamil

cecidium in Tamil

காய்ப்பு

Forms of cecidium

pluralcecidia

Origin of cecidium

From Ancient Greek κηκίδιον (kēkídion, “ink-gall”), from κηκίς (kēkís).

Words formed from cecidium

Questions about cecidium

What does cecidium mean?
Cecidium means a gall produced on a plant by infection from insects etc.
What is cecidium in Tamil?
Cecidium in Tamil is காய்ப்பு. See Cecidium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cecidium?
Cecidium is a noun.
What is the plural of cecidium?
The plural of cecidium is cecidia.

Words near cecidium in the dictionary

  1. cecidia
  2. cecidial
  3. cecidiologist
  4. cecidiologists
  5. cecidiology
  6. cecidium
  7. cecidologist
  8. cecidologists
  9. cecidology
  10. cecidomyid
  11. cecidomyiid

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