brōˈmāsh(ē)əm noun
( plural broma·tia -(ē)ə)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek brōmation morsel, diminutive of brōmat-, brōma food, from bibrōskein to eat, devour — more at voracious
: 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