urticoid

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adjective

(Especially of a cystidium) shaped like a stinging-nettle hair (with a long straight pointed section and a swollen base).

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Meanings

adjectiveurticoid (comparative more urticoid, superlative most urticoid)

comparative more urticoid · superlative most urticoid

  1. biology(Especially of a cystidium) shaped like a stinging-nettle hair (with a long straight pointed section and a swollen base).

Origin

From Latin urtica (“nettle”) + -oid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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