Cercospora

noun

Cer·​cos·​po·​ra

(ˌ)sərˈkäspərə

: a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Dematiaceae) that are leaf parasites with long slender multiseptate spores

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cerc- + -spora

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