Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
isidium .
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Examples
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This one has them (or maybe isidia) clustered along the edges.
BC Bloggers Wanderin' Weeta 2010
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This one has them (or maybe isidia) clustered along the edges.
BC Bloggers 2010
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Lungwort | Lobaria pulmonaria - showing soredia and isidia
BC Bloggers 2009
vendingmachine commented on the word isidia
"Lichens aren’t individuals but tiny ecosystems, composed of a main fungus, a group of algae and an assortment of smaller fungi and bacteria. To reproduce, they can either launch a single fungal spore that must then find new algae to join with, or they can send out fingerlike projections called isidia, which contain the whole lichen package and need only a nice rock to land on."
June 7, 2022