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stichidium

stichidium noun: a special pod-like or fusiform branch containing tetraspores, found in certain red algae.

stichidium: a special pod-like or fusiform branch containing tetraspores, found in certain red algae
Image: Dawson, E.Y. 1953. Marine red algae of Pacific Mexico. Part, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Noun

stichidium (plural stichidia)

  1. A special pod-like or fusiform branch containing tetraspores, found in certain red algae.
    Synonyms:
    stichid

Synonyms of stichidium

Forms of stichidium

pluralstichidia

Origin of stichidium

From New Latin stichidium, from Ancient Greek στιχίδιον (stikhídion), by surface analysis, sticho- + -idium.

Questions about stichidium

What does stichidium mean?
Stichidium means a special pod-like or fusiform branch containing tetraspores, found in certain red algae.
What part of speech is stichidium?
Stichidium is a noun.
What is the plural of stichidium?
The plural of stichidium is stichidia.

Words near stichidium in the dictionary

  1. sticheron
  2. sticherons
  3. stichic
  4. stichid
  5. stichidia
  6. stichidium
  7. stichids
  8. sticho-
  9. stichocyte
  10. stichocytes
  11. stichodactylid

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