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soredium
 
SYLLABICATION:so·re·di·um
PRONUNCIATION:  s-rd-m
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. so·re·di·a (-d-)
A specialized asexual reproductive unit of lichens consisting of a mass of algal cells surrounded by fungal hyphae.
ETYMOLOGY:New Latin srdium, diminutive of Greek sros, heap. See sorus.
OTHER FORMS:so·redi·al (-d-l) —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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