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cephalodium
noun
ceph·a·lo·di·um
\ˌsefəˈlōdēəm\
Definition of cephalodium
cephalodia
\-ēə\: an irregular internal or external gall-like growth in lichens that differs from an isidium in having an algal component other than that natural to the lichen
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Origin and Etymology of cephalodium
New Latin, from Greek kephalōdēs like a head (from kephal- cephal- + -ōdēs -ode) + New Latin -ium
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