Aphelenchus

noun

Aph·​e·​len·​chus

ˌafəˈleŋkəs

: a genus of rhabditoid nematode worms that is the type of the family Aphelenchidae and that includes several important plant pathogens

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek aphelēs simple, literally, smooth + enchos spear; from the absence of basal knobs on the stylet

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