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cystidium

cystidium noun: a relatively large cell found on the hymenium of a basidiomycete.

Noun

cystidium (plural cystidia)

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

Forms of cystidium

pluralcystidia

Origin of cystidium

From cyst + -idium.

Words formed from cystidium

Questions about cystidium

What does cystidium mean?
Cystidium means a relatively large cell found on the hymenium of a basidiomycete.
What part of speech is cystidium?
Cystidium is a noun.
What is the plural of cystidium?
The plural of cystidium is cystidia.

Words near cystidium in the dictionary

  1. cystidia
  2. cystidial
  3. cystidiate
  4. cystidine
  5. cystidioid
  6. cystidium
  7. cystids
  8. cystidyl
  9. cystiform
  10. cystignathid
  11. cystignathids

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