| ANTHODIUM | • anthodium n. (Botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head. • ANTHODIUM n. the flower head of certain plants. |
| COCCIDIUM | • coccidium n. Synonym of coccidian. • COCCIDIUM n. a parasitic protozoan. |
| COLLODIUM | • collodium n. Alternative form of collodion. • COLLODIUM n. a solution of pyroxylin in ether, used to apply a thin gummy film in photography and surgery, also COLLODION. |
| CORMIDIUM | • cormidium n. (Zoology) The colonial body of a compound animal. • CORMIDIUM n. (Latin) the assemblage of individuals dangling in clusters from the main stem of pelagic siphonophores. |
| CTENIDIUM | • ctenidium n. (Zoology) A respiratory system, in the form of a comb, in some molluscs. • ctenidium n. (Zoology) A row of spines in some insects. • CTENIDIUM n. (Greek) a comblike anatomical structure. |
| CYMBIDIUM | • cymbidium n. (Botany) Any orchid of the genus Cymbidium. • Cymbidium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – boat orchids. • CYMBIDIUM n. a kind of tropical orchid. |
| DESMODIUM | • desmodium n. Any member of the genus Desmodium of the flowering plant family Fabaceae, containing mostly inconspicuous… • Desmodium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – ticktrefoil or beggarticks. • DESMODIUM n. a plant of the telegraph-plant genus. |
| DIACODIUM | • diacodium n. (Medicine, dated) A syrup made from poppies. • DIACODIUM n. (obsolete) a syrup of poppies, also DIACODION. |
| EPICEDIUM | • epicedium n. Dirge, lament, elegy. • EPICEDIUM n. (Latin) a funeral ode, also EPICEDE. |
| MAZAEDIUM | • mazaedium n. A powdery spore mass released by some fungi on the surface of the apothecium. • MAZAEDIUM n. a spore-producing organ of certain lichens. |
| PALLADIUM | • palladium n. A safeguard. • palladium n. A chemical element (symbol Pd) with an atomic number of 46: a rare, lustrous silvery-white metal. • palladium n. (Countable) A single atom of this element. |
| PRESIDIUM | • presidium n. A permanent executive committee, used primarily in Communist countries, with the power to act for a… • presidium n. Such an executive committee headed by the President of the Supreme Soviet. • PRESIDIUM n. (Latin) a standing committee in the former Soviet Union, also PRAESIDIUM. |
| PYCNIDIUM | • pycnidium n. In certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced. • PYCNIDIUM n. a spore-bearing organ in some fungi. |
| RHIPIDIUM | • rhipidium n. (Botany) A scorpioid cyme whose successive pedicels follow a zigzag path on the same plane. • RHIPIDIUM n. a fan-shaped cymose inflorescence. |
| SPORIDIUM | • sporidium n. (Botany) A secondary spore borne on a promycelium, or a filament produced from a spore, in certain kinds… • sporidium n. An ascospore. • sporidium n. Any spore. |
| SYMPODIUM | • sympodium n. (Botany) A pattern of branching, similar to dichotomous branching, where the axis or stem is morphologically… • SYMPODIUM n. a stem involved in sympodial growth. |
| TRIPUDIUM | • tripudium n. (Historical) A solemn religious dance of the Ancient Romans, performed in triple time. • tripudium n. A form of divination based on the observation of birds feeding. • TRIPUDIUM n. (Latin) an ancient Roman religious dance in triple time. |
| TRISODIUM | • trisodium n. (Chemistry, in combination) Three atoms of sodium in a compound. • TRISODIUM adj. containing three sodium atoms. |