#rusticle

[interretialia]

Nova Iuncta Verba Latina / New Latin Compounds

ferruginistiria -ae f. “rusticle”   [ferrugo “rust” + stiria “icicle”]   [ferrugin- + stiria-] stems   [ferrugini- + stiria-] with Connecting Vowel i   [ferruginistiria-] new stem   [ferruginistiria] nominative singular

(Fons Imaginis.)

[ocean-liners]

Today marks the 29th anniversary of the discovery of the Titanic wreck.

[illholddownthefort]

Rusticle

What a great word for this:

rusticle, n.Pronunciation: Brit. /ˈrʌstᵻkl/,  U.S. /ˈrəstək(ə)l/Etymology: <  rust n.1 + -icle (in icicle n.): compare quots. 1986, 1987.

An elongated structure often found on underwater shipwrecks, somewhat like a stalactite or icicle in appearance, consisting of microbial and fungal growths inside a layer of iron oxide.