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soredium

soredium noun: a common scalelike reproductive structure in lichens consisting of algal cells enveloped in a network of hyphae.

Noun

soredium (plural soredia)

  1. A common scalelike reproductive structure in lichens consisting of algal cells enveloped in a network of hyphae.

Forms of soredium

pluralsoredia

Origin of soredium

Latinate form from Ancient Greek σωρός (sōrós, “heap”).

Words formed from soredium

Questions about soredium

What does soredium mean?
Soredium means a common scalelike reproductive structure in lichens consisting of algal cells enveloped in a network of hyphae.
What part of speech is soredium?
Soredium is a noun.
What is the plural of soredium?
The plural of soredium is soredia.

Words near soredium in the dictionary

  1. sorediate
  2. sorediferous
  3. sorediiferous
  4. soredioid
  5. sorediose
  6. soredium
  7. soree
  8. sorees
  9. sorehead
  10. soreheaded
  11. soreheads

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