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pleurocystidium

pleurocystidium noun: a relatively large cell found on the gill face of a basidiomycete.

Noun

pleurocystidium (plural pleurocystidia)

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

Forms of pleurocystidium

pluralpleurocystidia

Origin of pleurocystidium

From pleuro- + cystidium.

Questions about pleurocystidium

What does pleurocystidium mean?
Pleurocystidium means a relatively large cell found on the gill face of a basidiomycete.
What part of speech is pleurocystidium?
Pleurocystidium is a noun.
What is the plural of pleurocystidium?
The plural of pleurocystidium is pleurocystidia.

Words near pleurocystidium in the dictionary

  1. pleurocoels
  2. pleurocutaneous
  3. pleurocystidia
  4. pleurocystidial
  5. pleurocystidioid
  6. pleurocystidium
  7. pleurodeline
  8. pleurodelines
  9. pleurodeses
  10. pleurodesis
  11. pleurodiran

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