kalidiumn.
/kəˈlɪdɪəm/ Botany.
In florideous algæ, a cystocarp containing undivided spores.
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1872 F. H. Hooker & J. D. Hooker tr. E. Le Maout & J. Decaisne Gen. Syst. Bot. (1876) 968 Kalidia, capsules, and cystocarps are bodies of the same form as the preceding but containing undivided spores.
1890 Cent. Dict. at Kallymenia The cystocarps or kalidia which are formed in the middle of the frond are hemispherical.
1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms Kalidion, Kalidium..= Cystocarp.
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