cystidium
[ si-stid-ee-uh m ]
/ sɪˈstɪd i əm /
noun, plural cys·tid·i·a [si-stid-ee-uh] /sɪˈstɪd i ə/. Mycology.
(in certain basidiomycetous fungi) one of the large, inflated, sterile cells growing between the basidia and usually projecting beyond them.
Words nearby cystidium
cystic node,
cystic vein,
cysticercoid,
cysticercosis,
cysticercus,
cystidium,
cystiform,
cystine,
cystine calculus,
cystinemia,
cystinosis
Example sentences from the Web for cystidium
Podoconus two-thirds as long as the capsule, trifid, with three equal circular lobes (as in Cystidium inerme).