bromatium
noun
bro·ma·tium
brōˈmāsh(ē)əm
plural bromatia
-(ē)ə
: one of the swollen globular hyphal tips that develop on certain fungi when grown in their nests by ants and that are used as food by the ants
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek brōmation morsel, diminutive of brōmat-, brōma food, from bibrōskein to eat, devour