isidium

[ ahy-sid-ee-uh m ]

/ aɪˈsɪd i əm /

noun, plural i·sid·i·a [ahy-sid-ee-uh] /aɪˈsɪd i ə/. Botany.

a coralloid outgrowth from the thallus in certain lichens.

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Origin of isidium

1865–70; < New Latin, derivative of Isid- (stem of Isis) Isis (from the hornlike appearance of the growth); see -ium

Words nearby isidium

ishtar terra, ishum, ishvara, isiac, isidioid, isidium, isidor, isidora, isidore of seville, isidorus of miletus, isil