Noun: podetium (podetia) pow'dee-shee-um
- An organ or body resembling a stalk; especially the outgrowth of the thallus of certain lichens on which the ascocarp is borne
"The reindeer lichen's podetia form a miniature forest-like structure"
Derived forms: podetia
Type of: enation, plant process
Encyclopedia: Podetium