aethalium

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noun

ae·​tha·​lium

ē-ˈthā-lē-əm,

-ˈthāl-yəm

plural aethalia

ē-ˈthā-lē-ə,

-ˈthāl-yə

: a sessile flat encrusted fruiting body in several genera of the slime molds (class Myxomycetes) formed by the fusion of many plasmodia

Aethalium

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Ae·​tha·​lium

ē-ˈthā-lē-əm,

-ˈthāl-yəm

taxonomic synonym of fuligo

Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin, from Greek aithalos thick smoke, soot (from aithein to burn) + New Latin -ium

New Latin

First Known Use

Noun

1871, in the meaning defined above

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