ae·tha·lium
| \ ē-ˈthā-lē-əm, -ˈthāl-yəm \
plural aethalia\
ē-ˈthā-lē-ə , -ˈthāl-yə
\
Definition of aethalium
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a sessile flat encrusted fruiting body in several genera of the slime molds (class Myxomycetes) formed by the fusion of many plasmodia
Aethalium
Ae·tha·lium
| \ ē-ˈthā-lē-əm, -ˈthāl-yəm \
Definition of Aethalium (Entry 2 of 2)
taxonomic synonym of fuligo
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The first known use of aethalium was in 1871
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