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.
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
Words nearby aethalium
aestival,
aestivate,
aestivation,
aet.,
aetatis suae,
aethalium,
aetheling,
aethelred ii,
aethelstan,
aether,
aethereal
Example sentences 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