coremium

noun

co·​re·​mi·​um

kōˈrēmēəm,

kəˈ-

plural coremia

-mēə

: a fruiting body characteristic of certain imperfect fungi (as the Stilbellaceae) and consisting of a sterile stalk of parallel or fascicled hyphae and a terminal head of fertile or spore-bearing branches compare synnema

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek korēma broom + New Latin -ium

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