isidiiferous

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Etymology

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    From isidium +‎ -i- +‎ ferous.[1][2]

    Adjective

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    isidiiferous (comparative more isidiiferous, superlative most isidiiferous)

    1. (lichenology) Bearing an isidium or isidia (a vegetative reproductive structure present in some lichens).
      • 1861, William Mudd, A Manual of British Lichens, […], Darlington, Durham: Harrison Penney, page 99:
        Apothecia sessile or slightly elevated, mostly in the centre; disc at first concave, afterwards nearly plane, dark chestnut-coloured, surrounded by a naked or isidiiferous, indexed, thallodal margin; asci elongato-subventricose, 8 spored; spores elliptical, unilocular, hyaline; .002 in. long, by .00125 in. broad.

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    1. ^ “isidiiferous”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
    2. ^ “isidiiferous, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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