stichidium

noun

sti·​chid·​i·​um

stə̇ˈkidēəm

plural stichidia

-ēə

: a special branch of the thallus of a red alga bearing tetraspores and often fusiform

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek stichidion small row, small line, diminutive of stichos row, line

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