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cheilocystidium

cheilocystidium noun: a relatively large cell found on the gill edge of a basidiomycete.

Noun

cheilocystidium (plural cheilocystidia)

  1. A relatively large cell found on the gill edge of a basidiomycete.

Forms of cheilocystidium

pluralcheilocystidia

Origin of cheilocystidium

From cheilo- + cystidium.

Questions about cheilocystidium

What does cheilocystidium mean?
Cheilocystidium means a relatively large cell found on the gill edge of a basidiomycete.
What part of speech is cheilocystidium?
Cheilocystidium is a noun.
What is the plural of cheilocystidium?
The plural of cheilocystidium is cheilocystidia.

Words near cheilocystidium in the dictionary

  1. cheilo-
  2. cheiloceratid
  3. cheiloceratids
  4. cheilocystidia
  5. cheilocystidial
  6. cheilocystidium
  7. cheilodactylid
  8. cheilodactylids
  9. cheilodromous
  10. cheilognathopalatoschises
  11. cheilognathopalatoschisis

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