cistellan.
/sɪˈstɛlə/ Botany.
= cistula n. 3.
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podetium1814
apothecium1830
cistella1832
rhizine1832
scypha1832
soredium1836
amphigastria1842
gonidium1845
macrogonidium1853
hypothallus1855
crustaceous lichens1856
pycnide1856
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endospore1875
perigynium1882
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thecium1882
parathecium1921
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1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. i. iii. 205 Cystula, or Cistella, a round closed apothecium, filled with sporules, adhering to filaments which are arranged like rays in a common centre.
1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms 54/1 Cistella, Cistula,..used for the apothecia of lichens, which, globular at first, burst at maturity.
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