pistillidium

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noun

An archegonium.

OriginNew Latin pistillidium ← Latin pistillum →
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Meanings

nounpistillidium (plural pistillidia)

plural pistillidia

  1. archaicbiologyAn archegonium.

Origin

  1. Latinpistillum“pestle”
  2. New Latinpistillidium
  3. Englishpistillidium

From New Latin pistillidium, from Latin pistillum (“pestle”) + -idium.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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