Sorosporium

noun

So·​ro·​spo·​ri·​um

ˌsōrəˈspōrēəm

: a genus of smut fungi having teliospores united in more or less firm ball-like masses with the sori dusty at maturity and including several that cause head smuts in grasses

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek sōros heap + New Latin -sporium

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