ascidium
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English
Etymology
From New Latin ascidium, from Ancient Greek ἀσκίδιον (askídion), from ἀσκός (askós, “leather bag”) + -ιδιον (-idion, “diminutive ending”).
Noun
ascidium (plural ascidia)
- (botany) A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant.
- (zoology) One of the former genus Ascidium of simple ascidians, which included most of the known species; sometimes used as a name for the family Ascidiidae or for all the Tunicata, or Ascidiacea.
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a pitcher-shaped appendage of a plant
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