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didymium

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A slime mold that grows on dead wood and leaf litter

proper noun

Specialized

: Didymium

The biology class observed didymium under the microscope to study its unique life cycle.

Examples

After the rain, patches of didymium appeared on the fallen branches in the park.
Researchers discovered a colony of didymium growing on the damp forest floor.
Look at this didymium!
The didymium found in the forest was fascinating.
The biology class observed didymium under the microscope to study its unique life cycle.
Researchers discovered a colony of didymium growing on the damp forest floor.
After the rain, patches of didymium appeared on the fallen branches in the park.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

didymium = didym + ium

As a taxonomic genus name formed with a Latinized suffix, its biological sense is specialized and not predictable for learners from the component parts.

Etymology

Didymium comes from the Greek didymos meaning 'twin'. A helpful way to remember the slime mold didymium is to think of small paired or 'twin' parts on the organism, which is why scientists gave this name to the genus.