Thamnidium

noun
Tham·​nid·​i·​um | \ thamˈnidēəm\

Definition of Thamnidium

: a genus (the type of the family Thamnidiaceae) of molds related to the typical bread molds and characterized by branched sporangiophores and sporangia consisting of a large terminal one with a columella and smaller lateral sporangioles without columella — compare whisker sense 2c

History and Etymology for Thamnidium

New Latin, from thamn- + -idium

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