gongylidia

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• gongylidia — n. pl.; sing. ium [Gr. gongylos, ball] Spherical or ellipsoidal swellings at the tips of the hyphae that are cultivated by the Attine ants; a group of gongylidia is sometimes referred to as a staphyla …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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• staphyla — n.; pl. staphylae [Gr. staphyle, bunch of grapes] A group of gongylidia used as food by Attine ants that grow the fungus …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology