Cephalodium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cephalodium is a noun meaning A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
Meaning
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
Example Sentences
The Nostocoid type consists of small rounded blue-green cells not over 5p. in diameter and arranged in chains which are often much broken up in the cephalodium, so that the concatenate arrangement is hardly apparent.
Word Forms
- cephalodia
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cephalolichen, cyanomorph, cyanolichen, pseudocyphella, gonidium, goniocyst.
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