ascidium

See also: Ascidium

English

Etymology

From New Latin ascidium, from Ancient Greek ἀσκίδιον (askídion), from ἀσκός (askós, “leather bag”) + -ιδιον (-idion, “diminutive ending”).

Noun

ascidium (plural ascidia)

1. (botany) A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant.
2. (zoology) One of the former genus Ascidium of simple ascidians, which included most of the known species; sometimes used as a name for the family Ascidiidae or for all the Tunicata, or Ascidiacea.

Derived terms

• ascidiozooid

Related terms

• Ascidia

Translations

a pitcher-shaped appendage of a plant

• Portuguese: ascídio m