isidium

[ ahy-sid-ee-uhm ]

/ aɪˈsɪd i əm /

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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