aethalium
1 of 2noun
ae·tha·lium
ē-ˈthā-lē-əm,
-ˈthāl-yəm
plural aethalia
ē-ˈthā-lē-ə,
-ˈthāl-yə
: a sessile flat encrusted fruiting body in several genera of the slime molds (class Myxomycetes) formed by the fusion of many plasmodia
Aethalium
2 of 2 Ae·tha·lium
ē-ˈthā-lē-əm,
-ˈthāl-yəm
taxonomic synonym of fuligo
Word History
Etymology
Noun
New Latin, from Greek aithalos thick smoke, soot (from aithein to burn) + New Latin -ium
New Latin
First Known Use
Noun
1871, in the meaning defined above