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soredium

[suh-ree-dee-uhm]

noun, plural so·re·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; < Neo-Latin, diminutive of Greek sōrós a heap

Related forms

so·re·di·ate

[suh-ree-dee-it, -eyt] , adjective

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soredium (sɔːˈriːdɪəm)

—n
	an organ of vegetative reproduction in lichens consisting of a cluster of algal cells enclosed in fungal hyphae: dispersed by wind, insects, or other means

[C19: New Latin, from Greek sōros a heap]

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