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sorediate

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so⋅re⋅di⋅um

  [suh-ree-dee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -di⋅a  [-dee-uh] . (in a lichen)
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
Also called brood bud, hologonidium.

Origin:
1820–30; < NL, dim. of Gk sōrós a heap

Related forms:
so⋅re⋅di⋅ate  [suh-ree-dee-it, -eyt] , adjective
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