ascidium

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Definition of ascidium

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant.
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noun

  1. A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant.
  2. One of the former genus Ascidium of simple ascidians, which included most of the known species; sometimes used as a name for the family Ascidiidae or for all the Tunicata, or Ascidiacea.

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Etymology

From New Latin ascidium, from Ancient Greek ἀσκίδιον (askídion), from ἀσκός (askós, “leather bag”) + -ιδιον (-idion, “diminutive ending”).

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