Stichida

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stichidium \Sti*chid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Stichida}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?,
     dim. of ? a row.] (Bot.)
     A special podlike or fusiform branch containing tetraspores.
     It is found in certain red algae.
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