cecidium

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noun

A gall produced on a plant by infection from insects etc

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nouncecidium (plural cecidia)

plural cecidia

  1. A gall produced on a plant by infection from insects etc

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκηκίδιον“ink-gall”
  2. Englishcecidium

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

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Translations

Catalan cecidi
  • cecidicecidium
Italian cecidio
  • cecidiocecidium
Polish galas, galasówka
  • galascecidium
  • galasówkacecidium
  • cecydiumcecidium
Cite this entry
APA

cecidium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cecidium

MLA

“cecidium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cecidium. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cecidium,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cecidium.

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