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cystidium

noun
cys·​tid·​i·​um | \ siˈstidēəm\
plural cystidia\ -​dēə \ or cystidiums

Definition of cystidium

: one of the large inflated and thick-walled cells of the hymenial layer projecting beyond the basidia and paraphyses in certain basidiomycetous fungi

History and Etymology for cystidium

New Latin, from cyst- + -idium

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