| AECIUM | • aecium n. (Mycology) A cuplike fruiting structure of some parasitic rust fungi that contains chains of aeciospores. • æcium n. Obsolete spelling of aecium. • AECIUM n. (Greek) a cup-shaped structure in rust fungi, also AECIDIUM. |
| AMPHITHECIUM | • AMPHITHECIUM n. the outer layer of cells of the embryo of mosses and liverworts that develops into the outer parts of the spore-bearing capsule. |
| ANDROECIUM | • androecium n. (Botany) The set of a flower’s stamens. • ANDROECIUM n. the male organs (stamens) of a flower taken collectively. |
| APOTHECIUM | • apothecium n. (Lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures… • APOTHECIUM n. the spore-producing organ of certain fungi, also APOTHECE. |
| ENDOTHECIUM | • endothecium n. (Botany) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules. • ENDOTHECIUM n. the inner lining of a mature anther. |
| GYNAECIUM | • gynaecium n. Alternative form of gynaeceum. • gynæcium n. Obsolete typography of gynaecium. • GYNAECIUM n. the pistil of a flower, also GYNECIUM, GYNAECEUM. |
| GYNECIUM | • gynecium n. Alternative form of gynæceum. • GYNECIUM n. the pistil of a flower, also GYNAECEUM, GYNAECIUM, GYNOECIUM. |
| GYNOECIUM | • gynoecium n. (Botany) The pistils of a flower considered as a group. • GYNOECIUM n. the pistil of a flower, also GYNAECEUM, GYNAECIUM, GYNECIUM. |
| LUTECIUM | • lutecium n. Obsolete form of lutetium. • LUTECIUM n. a rare earth element, also LUTETIUM. |
| PARAMAECIUM | • paramaecium n. Archaic form of paramecium. • PARAMAECIUM n. a microscopic unicellular ciliate protozoa, also PARAMECIUM, PARAMOECIUM. |
| PARAMECIUM | • paramecium n. An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium. • Paramecium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Parameciidae – a ciliophore widely used as a model organism and for education. • PARAMECIUM n. a genus of tiny animals including the slipper animalcule, also PARAMAECIUM, PARAMOECIUM. |
| PARAMOECIUM | • paramoecium n. Alternative spelling of paramecium. • PARAMOECIUM n. any freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body covered with cilia, also PARAMAECIUM, PARAMECIUM. |
| PERITHECIUM | • perithecium n. (Mycology) An ascocarp shaped like a skittle or ball, distinguished by a small pore, the ostiole, through… • PERITHECIUM n. a small fruiting body containing ascospores. |
| ZOECIUM | • zoecium n. Alternative form of zooecium. • ZOECIUM n. (Greek) a sac lived in by an aquatic organism, also ZOOECIUM. |
| ZOOECIUM | • zooecium n. (Zoology) One of the cells or tubes which enclose the feeding zooids of Bryozoa. • zoœcium n. Alternative form of zooecium. • ZOOECIUM n. (Greek) a sac lived in by an aquatic organism, also ZOECIUM. |
| ZOOTHECIUM | • zoothecium n. (Zoology) The outer layer of certain protozoans. • ZOOTHECIUM n. the tubular sheath of certain infusorians. |