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leptocystidium

leptocystidium noun: a cystidia on the subhymenium which has smooth, thin walls and no visible contents.

Noun

leptocystidium (plural leptocystidia)

  1. A cystidia on the subhymenium which has smooth, thin walls and no visible contents.

Forms of leptocystidium

pluralleptocystidia

Origin of leptocystidium

From lepto- + cystidium.

Questions about leptocystidium

What does leptocystidium mean?
Leptocystidium means a cystidia on the subhymenium which has smooth, thin walls and no visible contents.
What part of speech is leptocystidium?
Leptocystidium is a noun.
What is the plural of leptocystidium?
The plural of leptocystidium is leptocystidia.

Words near leptocystidium in the dictionary

  1. leptocurares
  2. leptocurtic
  3. leptocylindracean
  4. leptocylindraceans
  5. leptocystidia
  6. leptocystidium
  7. leptocyte
  8. leptocytes
  9. leptodactilid
  10. leptodactilids
  11. leptodactyl

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