Sordaria

noun

Sor·​dar·​ia

sȯ(r)ˈda(a)rēə

: a genus of chiefly dung-inhabiting ascomycetous fungi (order Sphaeriales) having scattered hairy-necked perithecia with dark continuous ascospores

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin sordes dirt, filth + New Latin -aria

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