ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈpōdēəm noun
( plural hyphopo·dia -ēə)
Etymology: New Latin, from hypho- + -podium
: a short 1-celled or 2-celled often lobed outgrowth from the mycelium of various ectoparasitic fungi that serves to attach the fungus to the host (as in the sooty molds)