ascidium

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin ascidium, from Ancient Greek ἀσκίδιον (askídion), from ἀσκός (askós, “leather bag”) + -ιδιον (-idion, “diminutive ending”). === Noun === ascidium (plural ascidia) (botany) A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant. (zoology) One of the former genus Ascidium of simple ascidians, which included most of the known species; sometimes used as a name for the family Ascidiidae or for all the Tunicata, or Ascidiacea. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Ascidia ==== Translations ====