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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

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pl.

Stichida

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[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], dim. of [GREEK] a row.]

(Bot.)

A special podlike or fusiform branch containing tetraspores. It is found in certain red algae.

stichidium ‎(plural stichidia)

A special pod-like or fusiform branch containing tetraspores, found in red algae.