bromatium

bromatium
/broh may"shee euhm, -sheuhm/, n., pl. bromatia /-shee euh, -sheuh/.
any of the swollen hyphal tips of certain fungi, on which ants can feed.
[( < NL) < Gk bromátion, equiv. to bromat-, s. of brôma food, meat + -ion dim. suffix]

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