coremium

[ kaw-ree-mee-uhm, koh-, kuh- ]

noun

, Mycology.

, plural co·re·mi·a [kaw-, ree, --mee-, uh, koh-, k, uh, -].

1. the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coremium¹

1925–30; < New Latin < Greek kórēm ( a ) besom, broom + -ium -ium

Example Sentences

Another simple case is that of the columnar aggregates of sporogenous hyphae in forms like Stilbum, Coremium, &c.

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