Etymology

cecidium

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Today it means: A gall produced on a plant by infection from insects etc Full definition →

Ancient Greek κηκίδιον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκηκίδιον“ink-gall”
  2. English todaycecidium

From Ancient Greek κηκίδιον (kēkídion, “ink-gall”), from κηκίς (kēkís).

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