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ascidiarium |
ascidiform |
ascidioidea |
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ascidium
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ascidium
CIDE DICTIONARY
ascidium, n. [NL., fr. ascus. See Ascus.].
- A pitcher-shaped, or flask-shaped, organ or appendage of a plant, as the leaves of the pitcher plant, or the little bladderlike traps of the bladderwort (Utricularia). [1913 Webster]
- A genus of simple ascidians, which formerly included most of the known species. It is sometimes used as a name for the Ascidioidea, or for all the Tunicata. [1913 Webster]
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