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pleurocystidium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pleu-ro-cys-tid-i-um
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A relatively large cell found on the gill face of a basidiomycete

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πλευρᾱ́ (pleurā́)bor. Latin pleurader. English pleuro- English cystidium English pleurocystidium From pleuro- + cystidium.

Inflected Forms

pleurocystidia (plural)

Questions

What does pleurocystidium mean?
A relatively large cell found on the gill face of a basidiomycete
Where does pleurocystidium come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πλευρᾱ́ (pleurā́)bor. Latin pleurader. English pleuro- English cystidium English pleurocystidium From pleuro- + cystidium.

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