Ravenelia

noun

Rav·​e·​nel·​ia

ˌravəˈnēlēə,

-lyə

: a genus of rust fungi (family Pucciniaceae) having the teliospores united into a head on a compound pedicel and being mostly parasites of leguminous plants

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Henry W. Ravenel †1887 American botanist + New Latin -ia

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