isidium Meaning & Definition
What Does Isidium Mean?
Isidium is used as a noun meaning A vegetative reproductive structure present in some lichens; an outgrowth of the thallus surface, usually with a columnar structure, and consisting of both fungal hyphae and algal cells.
Isidium Definition (Noun)
- A vegetative reproductive structure present in some lichens; an outgrowth of the thallus surface, usually with a columnar structure, and consisting of both fungal hyphae and algal cells.
Synonyms of Isidium
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Isidium synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
isidium (plural isidia)
Origin of Isidium
According to OED, from a genus name Isidium (Acharius 1798), itself from the goddess Isis.