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Definition of Ascidium

1. n. A pitcher-shaped, or flask-shaped, organ or appendage of a plant, as the leaves of the pitcher plant, or the little bladderlike traps of the bladderwort (Utricularia).

Definition of Ascidium

1. Noun. (botany) A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant. ¹

2. Noun. (zoology) One of a genus of simple ascidians, which formerly included most of the known species; sometimes used as a name for the Ascidioidea, or for all the Tunicata. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ascidium

1. a flask-shaped plant appendage [n -DIA]

Medical Definition of Ascidium

1. Origin: NL, fr. Ascus. See Ascus. 1. A pitcher-shaped, or flask-shaped, organ or appendage of a plant, as the leaves of the pitcher plant, or the little bladderlike traps of the bladderwort (Utricularia). 2. A genus of simple ascidians, which formerly included most of the known species. It is sometimes used as a name for the Ascidioidea, or for all the Tunicata. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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