Spicaria

noun

Spi·​car·​ia

spīˈka(a)rēə

: a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Moniliaceae) characterized by nonseptate hyaline conidia borne in chains on verticillate conidiophores

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin spica + New Latin -aria

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