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		pyth·i·um \ˈpithēəm\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pythein to cause to rot + New Latin -ium — more at foul 1. capitalized  : a genus of destructive root-parasitic fungi (family Pythiaceae) having filamentous sporangia, smooth-walled spherical oogonia, and stalked antheridia and including forms (as P. debaryanum) that cause damping-off 2. -s  : any fungus of the genus Pythium  < pythium root necrosis > |