Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cystidium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cys-tid-i-um
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A relatively large cell found on the hymenium of a basidiomycete

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁éyeti Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)? Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis)der. Late Latin cystisder. English cyst English -idium English cystidium From cyst + -idium.

Inflected Forms

cystidia (plural)

Derived Forms

caulocystidium cheilocystidium chrysocystidium circumcystidium dermatocystidium gloeocystidium leptocystidium oleocystidium pileocystidium pleurocystidium

Phrases

hymenial cystidium

Questions

What does cystidium mean?: A relatively large cell found on the hymenium of a basidiomycete
Where does cystidium come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁éyeti Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)? Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis)der. Late Latin cystisder. English cyst English -idium English cystidium From cyst + -idium.

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