Colletotrichum

noun

Col·​le·​tot·​ri·​chum

ˌkäləˈtä‧trə̇kəm

: large and widely distributed form genus of imperfect fungi (family Melanconiaceae) having the conidia borne in erumpent acervuli surrounded by setae compare anthracnose

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from colleto- (from Greek kollētos glued, from kollan to glue) + -trichum (from Greek trich-, thrix hairs)

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