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fungus comb

noun

Etymology

Blend of fungus + honeycomb.

  1. inherited from *ǵómbʰos✻ — “peg; tooth; row of teeth”
  2. inherited from *kn̥h₂ónks✻ — “honey”
  3. inherited from huniġcamb
  4. inherited from honycomb
  5. compounded as fungus comb — “fungus + honeycomb”

Definitions

  1. A slurry of masticated or partially digested wood that termites create which is…

    A slurry of masticated or partially digested wood that termites create which is subsequently digested by white rot fungus to produce a byproduct that the termites can eat.

    • This enzyme might be responsible for the degradation of phenolics in the fungus comb.
    • The sexual stage of the fungus, the basidiocarp, arises as a pseudorhiza from a fungus comb and continues as a stipe, terminating in a cap with a prominent umbo or perforatorium.
    • Fungus comb also serves as food source, especially in adverse climatic conditions or when food is scarce.

The neighborhood

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