ascidium

[ uh-sid-ee-uh m ]
/ əˈsɪd i əm /

noun, plural as·cid·i·a [uh-sid-ee-uh] /əˈsɪd i ə/. Botany, Mycology.

a baglike or pitcherlike part.

Origin of ascidium

1760–70; < New Latin < Greek askídion a small bag, equivalent to ask(ós) bag + -idion -idium

Words nearby ascidium

aschelminthes, aschheim-zondek test, aschoff body, asci, ascidian, ascidium, ascigerous, ascii, ascites, asclepiadaceous, asclepiadean

Example sentences from the Web for ascidium

  • It is not in all cases easy to trace the origin and true nature of the ascidium, as the venation is sometimes obscure.

    Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. Masters

British Dictionary definitions for ascidium

ascidium
/ (əˈsɪdɪəm) /

noun plural -cidia (-ˈsɪdɪə)

part of a plant that is shaped like a pitcher, such as the modified leaf of the pitcher plant

Word Origin for ascidium

C18: from New Latin, from Greek askidion a little bag, from askos bag