• Allantoid

    Origin

    Ancient Greek ἀλλαντοειδής (allantoeides, "sausage-shaped"), from ἀλλάς (allâs, "sausage").

    Full definition of allantoid

    Adjective

    allantoid

    1. (mycology) Sausage-shaped. Often used to describe spores that are long with rounded ends.

    Noun

    allantoid

    (plural allantoids)
    1. An allantois.
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