ISIDIUM


Meaning of ISIDIUM in English

/uy sid"ee euhm/ , n. , pl. isidia /uy sid"ee euh/ . Bot.

a coralloid outgrowth from the thallus in certain lichens.

[ 1865-70; Isid- (s. of Isis ) ISIS (from the hornlike appearance of the growth); see -IUM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .