ascidium

ascidium
/euh sid"ee euhm/, n., pl. ascidia /-sid"ee euh/. Bot., Mycol.
a baglike or pitcherlike part.
[1760-70; < NL < Gk askídion a small bag, equiv. to ask(ós) bag + -idion -IDIUM]

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  • ascidium — [ə sid′ēəm] n. pl. ascidia [ə sid′ēə] [ModL < Gr askidion, dim. of askos: see ASCO ] Bot. a pitcherlike leaf or structure, as of the pitcher plant or bladderwort …   English World dictionary

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  • ascidi- — combining form or ascidio Etymology: New Latin, from Ascidia (II) & ascidium : ascidian ascidiozooid : ascidium …   Useful english dictionary

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