Ustulina

noun

Us·​tu·​li·​na

ˌəs(h)chəˈlīnə

: a genus of fungi (family Xylariaceae) distinguished by stromata indefinite in form and often spreading and undulate and including a fungus (U. zonata) that causes a common root disease of tea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin ustulare to scorch + New Latin -ina

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