stichidium

English

Etymology

From New Latin stichidium, from Ancient Greek στιχίδιον (stikhídion), by surface analysis, sticho- +‎ -idium.

Noun

stichidium (plural stichidia)

A special pod-like or fusiform branch containing tetraspores, found in certain red algae.

Related terms

telestich

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “stichidium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)