gloeocystidium

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noun

A cystidium which easily stains with a chemical reagent or has oily, resinous, granular contents.

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Meanings

noungloeocystidium (plural gloeocystidia)

plural gloeocystidia · alternative gleocystidium

  1. biologyA cystidium which easily stains with a chemical reagent or has oily, resinous, granular contents.

Origin

From gloeo- + cystidium.

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APA

gloeocystidium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloeocystidium

MLA

“gloeocystidium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloeocystidium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gloeocystidium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloeocystidium.

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