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bromatium

[ broh-mey-shee-uhm, -shuhm ]

noun

, plural bro·ma·ti·a [broh-, mey, -shee-, uh, -sh, uh].
  1. any of the swollen hyphal tips of certain fungi, on which ants can feed.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bromatium1

(< New Latin ) < Greek brōmátion, equivalent to brōmat-, stem of brôma food, meat + -ion diminutive suffix

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