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

In the small family of Nassellida alone (with the two genera Cystidium and Nassella) the skeleton is entirely absent.

From Project Gutenberg

Podoconus two-thirds as long as the capsule, trifid, with three equal circular lobes (as in Cystidium inerme).

From Project Gutenberg