cystidium

[ si-stid-ee-uhm ]

noun

, Mycology.

, plural cys·tid·i·a [si-, stid, -ee-, uh].

1. (in certain basidiomycetous fungi) one of the large, inflated, sterile cells growing between the basidia and usually projecting beyond them.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cystidium¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1855–60; cyst-, -idium

Example Sentences

Portion of hymenium. s, Sporidia; st, sterigmata; g, sterile cells; c, cystidium, with operculum o.

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