Guignardia

noun

Guignar·​dia

gēnˈyärdēə,

g(w)igˈnä-

: a genus of fungi (family Sphaeriaceae) having single-celled or unequally 2-celled spindle-shaped hyaline ascospores see black rot

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Léon Guignard †1928 French botanist + New Latin -ia

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