Sphaeropsidales

plural noun

Sphae·​rop·​si·​da·​les

: an order of imperfect fungi in which the conidia are produced in pycnidia or similar chambered cavities and which include both saprophytes and parasites

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Sphaeropsid-, Sphaeropsis + -ales

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