Meanings
nounceramidium (plural ceramidia)
plural ceramidia
- biologyIn macroalgae in the Rhodomelaceae family, the urn-shaped envelope surrounding the sporogenous filaments of the cystocarp
Origin
From Ancient Greek κέραμος (kéramos, “earthen vessel”) + -idium.
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