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noun
A relatively large cell found on the hymenium of a basidiomycete
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh1-der.? 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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