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Myriangium

noun
Myr·i·an·gi·um | \ ˌmirēˈanjēəm \

Definition of Myriangium 

: a genus of ascomycetous fungi (order Myriangiales) having asci borne at different levels in the stroma and including several forms that are parasitic on insects (as scales)

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New Latin, from myri- + -angium

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