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gongylidium

gongylidium noun: a hyphal swelling of fungus which is cultivated by certain ants.

Noun

gongylidium (plural gongylidia)

  1. A hyphal swelling of fungus which is cultivated by certain ants.

Forms of gongylidium

pluralgongylidia

Origin of gongylidium

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γογγυλίδιον (gongulídion).

Questions about gongylidium

What does gongylidium mean?
Gongylidium means a hyphal swelling of fungus which is cultivated by certain ants.
What part of speech is gongylidium?
Gongylidium is a noun.
What is the plural of gongylidium?
The plural of gongylidium is gongylidia.

Words near gongylidium in the dictionary

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  2. gongxianosaurs
  3. Gongyi
  4. gongyli
  5. gongylidia
  6. gongylidium
  7. gongylonemiasis
  8. gongylonemosis
  9. gongylus
  10. Gongzhuling
  11. gonia

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