Polyangium

noun

Poly·​an·​gi·​um

-ˈanjēəm

: the type genus of Polyangiaceae comprising myxobacteria with rounded usually solitary unstalked fruiting bodies enclosed in a membrane

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from poly- + -angium

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