Ascidium
a baglike or pitcherlike part.
historical examples
it is not in all cases easy to trace the origin and true nature of the ascidium, as the venation is sometimes obscure.
vegetable teratology maxwell t. masters
noun (pl) -cidia (-ˈsɪdɪə)
part of a plant that is shaped like a pitcher, such as the modified leaf of the pitcher plant
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