ascidium
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as·cid·i·um
(ə-sĭd'ē-əm) 
n. Botany, pl., -i·a (ə-sĭd'ē-ə).
A pitcher-shaped or bottle-shaped part or organ, such as the hollow tubular leaf of a pitcher plant.
ascidiform as·cid'i·form' (-ə-fôrm') adj.
n. Botany, pl., -i·a (ə-sĭd'ē-ə).
A pitcher-shaped or bottle-shaped part or organ, such as the hollow tubular leaf of a pitcher plant.
[New Latin, from Greek askidion, diminutive of askos, wineskin.]
ascidiate as·cid'i·ate' adj.ascidiform as·cid'i·form' (-ə-fôrm') adj.
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