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bromatium

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[broh-mey-shee-uhm, -shuhm] / broʊˈmeɪ ʃi əm, -ʃəm /

noun

any of the swollen hyphal tips of certain fungi, on which ants can feed.

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noun

bromatia

plural

Etymology

Origin of bromatium

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

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