Etymology

pleurocystidium

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Today it means: A relatively large cell found on the gill face of a basidiomycete Full definition →

English cystidium ← Latin pleura ← Ancient Greek πλευρᾱ́ (pleurā́)
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  1. Ancient Greekπλευρᾱ́ (pleurā́)
  2. Latinpleura
  3. Englishpleuro-
  4. Englishcystidium
  5. English todaypleurocystidium

From pleuro- + cystidium.

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