ascidium

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noun

A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant.

OriginNew Latin ascidium ← Ancient Greek ἀσκίδιον →
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Meanings

nounascidium (plural ascidia)

plural ascidia

  1. biologyA pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant.
  2. biologyOne of the former genus Ascidium of simple ascidians, which included most of the known species; sometimes used as a name for the family Ascidiidae or for all the Tunicata, or Ascidiacea.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀσκίδιον
  2. New Latinascidium
  3. Englishascidium

From New Latin ascidium, from Ancient Greek ἀσκίδιον (askídion), from ἀσκός (askós, “leather bag”) + -ιδιον (-idion, “diminutive ending”).

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Translations

Portuguese ascídio
  • ascídioa pitcher-shaped appendage of a plant
Cite this entry
APA

ascidium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascidium

MLA

“ascidium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascidium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ascidium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascidium.

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