stichosome

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos, “row”) and σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

Noun

stichosome (plural stichosomes)

1. A multicellular organ, very prominent in some stages of nematodes, consisting of a longitudinal series of stichocytes, and believed to be a secretory gland and storage organ.

Anagrams

• chitosomes, smoochiest