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ascidium
as·cid·i·um [ ə síddee əm ] (plural as·cid·i·a [ ə síddee ə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
pitcher-shaped part: a part of a plant or fungus shaped like a pitcher
[Mid-18th century. Via modern Latin< Greek askidion (see ascidian)]
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