ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnīd.ə̇s noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek stēmōn warp, thread; from the threadlike strands of the capillitium
: a genus of slime molds (subclass Myxogastres) related to Physarum but having an evanescent sporangium and a capillitium formed from branches of the columella