Phomopsis

noun

Pho·​mop·​sis

fōˈmäpsə̇s

: a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Sphaeropsidaceae) producing pycnospores and also filiform scolecospores

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Phoma + -opsis

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