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cecidium|sɪˈsɪdɪəm|
Pl. cecidia.
[mod.L., f. Gr. κηκίδιον ink, f. κηκίς a gall.]
= gall n.3 1; (see also quot. 1902).
1902Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 499/1 A great variety of deformations and growths produced by insects and mites as well as fungi has been described... The whole are now included under the term Cecidia; a prefix gives the name of the organism to which the attacks are due, e.g., Phytoptocecidia are the galls formed by Phytoptid mites. 1946Nature 14 Dec. 852/1 Plant-feeders which induce in their hosts the malformations termed galls or cecidia. |