ascidium

noun

as·​cid·​i·​um

əˈsidēəm,

aˈ-

plural ascidia

-ēə

: a pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant (as the leaf of the pitcher plant)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek askidion little wineskin, from askos wineskin + -idion -idium

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