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viscidium

viscidium noun: a sticky pad in the flowers of most orchids.

Noun

viscidium (plural viscidia)

  1. A sticky pad in the flowers of most orchids

Forms of viscidium

pluralviscidia

Origin of viscidium

From Latin viscidus (“sticky”) + -ium.

Questions about viscidium

What does viscidium mean?
Viscidium means a sticky pad in the flowers of most orchids.
What part of speech is viscidium?
Viscidium is a noun.
What is the plural of viscidium?
The plural of viscidium is viscidia.

Words near viscidium in the dictionary

  1. viscid
  2. viscidation
  3. viscidia
  4. viscidities
  5. viscidity
  6. viscidium
  7. viscidize
  8. viscidized
  9. viscidizes
  10. viscidizing
  11. viscidly

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