Microsphaera

noun

Mi·​cro·​sphae·​ra

-ˈsfirə

: a genus of powdery mildews (family Erysiphaceae) having several asci in each perithecium and the appendages once or more dichotomously branched see lilac mildew

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from micr- + -sphaera

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