Blastocladiales

plural noun

Blas·​to·​cla·​di·​a·​les

-ˈā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of fungi (subclass Oomycetes) having a eucarpic thallus and carrying out asexual reproduction by thick-walled often punctate resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Blastocladia + -ales

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