aethalium
[ ee-they-lee-uh m ]
/ iˈθeɪ li əm /
noun, plural ae·tha·li·a [ee-they-lee-uh] /iˈθeɪ li ə/. Mycology.
a large, plump, pillow-shaped fruiting body of certain myxomycetes, formed by the aggregation of plasmodia into a single functional mass.
Words nearby aethalium
aestival, aestivate, aestivation, aet., aetatis suae, aethalium, aetheling, aethelred ii, aethelstan, aether, aethereal
Origin of aethalium
< New Latin, originally a genus of Myxomycetes containing such a body < Greek aíthal(os) or aithál(ē) thick smoke, soot (akin to aíthein to kindle, burn) + New Latin -ium -ium; so named from the smokelike spores
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Examples from the Web for aethalium
Aethalium 3–6 or sometimes many centimeters in extent and 1–2 cm.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio|A. P. MorganAethalium small; lime abundant in the capillitium, the nodules numerous and large, angular and irregular.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio|A. P. MorganAethalium from a few millimeters to several centimeters in extent.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio|A. P. Morgan