Mycothrix

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mycothrix \Myc"o*thrix\ (m[imac]k"[-o]*thr[i^]ks), n. [NL., fr.
     Gr. (spurious) my`khs mucus (L. mucus) + qri`x, tricho`s,
     hair.] (Biol.)
     The chain of micrococci formed by the division of the
     micrococci in multiplication.
     [1913 Webster]