Taphrinales

plural noun

Taph·​ri·​na·​les

-ˈnā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of parasitic fungi (subclass Hemiascomycetes) in which chlamydospores produced from the hyphae each germinate to form a single ascus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Taphrina + -ales

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