pseudopodium noun. [sju:dǝ(ʊ)'pǝʊdɪǝm] Pl. -ia [-ɪǝ]. M19.
[from PSEUDO- + PODIUM.]
Biology.
1. A protrusion of part of the protoplasm of an amoeboid cell, for movement, ingestion of food, etc. M19.

2. Botany. A leafless prolongation of the stem in certain mosses, esp. that supporting the capsule in sphagnum mosses. M19.

■ pseudopodial adjective of, pertaining to, or connected with a pseudopodium M19.

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