coenobium
noun
coe·no·bi·um
\sə̇ˈnōbēəm, sē-\
variants: or
cenobium
\sə̇ˈnōbēəm, sē-\Definition of coenobium
coenobia
orcenobia
\-ēə\1 : cenoby
2 less commonly coenobe or cenobe \ˈsē(ˌ)nōb, ˈse(ˌ)-\ plural -s [New Latin, from Late Latin] : a usually spherical colony of unicellular organisms surrounded by a common investment; especially : a colony having a definite number and specific arrangement of cells
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Origin and Etymology of coenobium
Late Latin coenobium
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