Heterosporium

noun

Het·​er·​o·​spo·​ri·​um

-rēəm

: a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Dematiaceae) with echinulate and 2-septate to several-septate brown conidia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from heter- + -sporium

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