ascidium

  • 1Ascidium — As*cid i*um ([a^]s*s[i^]d [i^]*[u^]m), n.; pl. {Ascidia} ( [.a]). [NL., fr. ascus. See {Ascus}.] 1. (Bot.) A pitcher shaped, or flask shaped, organ or appendage of a plant, as the leaves of the pitcher plant, or the little bladderlike traps of… …

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  • 2Ascidĭum — (lat., Blattschlauch), eine z. B. dem Kannenstrauch (Nepenthes) eigentümliche Blattform, die bei den Insektenfressenden Pflanzen (s. d.) besondere biologische Bedeutung gewinnt …

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  • 3ascidium — [ə sid′ēəm] n. pl. ascidia [ə sid′ēə] [ModL < Gr askidion, dim. of askos: see ASCO ] Bot. a pitcherlike leaf or structure, as of the pitcher plant or bladderwort …

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  • 4ascidium — /euh sid ee euhm/, n., pl. ascidia / sid ee euh/. Bot., Mycol. a baglike or pitcherlike part. [1760 70; < NL < Gk askídion a small bag, equiv. to ask(ós) bag + idion IDIUM] * * * …

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  • 5ascidium — as·cid·i·um …

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  • 6ascidium — /əˈsɪdiəm/ (say uh sideeuhm) noun (plural ascidia /əˈsɪdiə/ (say uh sideeuh)) Botany a bag like or pitcher shaped part. {New Latin, from Greek askidion, diminutive of askos bag} …

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  • 8Ascidia — Ascidium As*cid i*um ([a^]s*s[i^]d [i^]*[u^]m), n.; pl. {Ascidia} ( [.a]). [NL., fr. ascus. See {Ascus}.] 1. (Bot.) A pitcher shaped, or flask shaped, organ or appendage of a plant, as the leaves of the pitcher plant, or the little bladderlike&#8230; …

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  • 9ασκιδιοειδή — (ascidium). Γένος μαλακίων. Τα κυριότερα είδη τους είναι το α. το κοινό, που ζει στις ακτές του Ατλαντικού ωκεανού και της Μεσογείου και έχει σώμα που μοιάζει με ασκό, και η α. η κονθία, που διακρίνεται για το μακρύ σωληνοειδές σώμα του …

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  • 10Ascidioidea — As*cid i*oid e*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. ascidium + oid. See {Ascidium}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A group of Tunicata, often shaped like a two necked bottle. The group includes, social, and compound species. The gill is a netlike structure within the oral aperture …

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