SOREDIUM

Etymology

Noun

soredium (plural soredia)

(lichenology) A common scalelike reproductive structure in lichens consisting of algal cells enveloped in a network of hyphae.

Anagrams

• Mourides, dimerous, erodiums

Source: Wiktionary

So*re"di*um, n.; pl. Soredia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A patch of granular bodies on the surface of the thallus of lichens.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition