Gnomonia

noun

Gno·​mo·​nia

nōˈmōnēə

: a genus (the type of the family Gnomoniaceae) of ascomycetous fungi having rostrate perithecia and hyaline 2-celled to 4-celled ascospores

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek gnōmōn carpenter's square + New Latin -ia; from the shape of the ostiole

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