Myriangium

noun

Myr·​i·​an·​gi·​um

ˌmirēˈanjēəm

: a genus of ascomycetous fungi (order Myriangiales) having asci borne at different levels in the stroma and including several forms that are parasitic on insects (as scales)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from myri- + -angium

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