bromatium
noun
bro·ma·tium
\brōˈmāsh(ē)əm\
Definition of bromatium
bromatia
\-(ē)ə\: one of the swollen globular hyphal tips that develop on certain fungi when grown in their nests by ants and that are used as food by the ants
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Origin and Etymology of bromatium
New Latin, from Greek brōmation morsel, diminutive of brōmat-, brōma food, from bibrōskein to eat, devour — more at voracious
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