Physoderma

noun

Phy·​so·​der·​ma

ˌfīsəˈdərmə

: a genus of parasitic fungi (order Blastocladiales) that have an intracellular thallus of fine fibrils and usually extracellular sporangia see brown spot

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from phys- + -derma

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