Physarum

noun

Physa·​rum

ˈfīsərəm,

ˈfis-

: a large genus of slime molds (subclass Myxogastres) that have violet to brownish spores and a sporangium covered with fine granules of lime

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, modification of Greek physarion small bellows, diminutive of physa

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