ascidia

Variant of ascidium

ascidium definition

as·cid·ium (-əm)

noun pl. ascidia -·ia (-ə)

Bot. a pitcherlike leaf or structure, as of the pitcher plant or bladderwort

Etymology: ModL < Gr askidion, dim. of askos: see asco-

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