isidium

noun

isid·​i·​um

īˈsidēəm

plural isidia

-ēə

: an outgrowth from the surface of the thallus in certain lichens that resembles a soredium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Isidium, supposed genus of lichens, irregular from Isis genus of gorgonians + Greek eidos form; from the resemblance of lichens that have isidia to gorgonians

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