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isidium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
isid-i-um
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vegetative reproductive structure present in some lichens; an outgrowth of the thallus surface, usually with a columnar structure, and consisting of both fungal hyphae and algal cells.

Etymology

According to OED, from a genus name Isidium (Acharius 1798), itself from the goddess Isis.

Inflected Forms

isidia (plural)

Derived Forms

isidiate isidiiferous

Frequently Paired Words

soredium

Questions

What does isidium mean?
A vegetative reproductive structure present in some lichens; an outgrowth of the thallus surface, usually with a columnar structure, and consisting of both fungal hyphae and algal cells.
Where does isidium come from?
According to OED, from a genus name Isidium (Acharius 1798), itself from the goddess Isis.

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