Entyloma

noun

En·​ty·​lo·​ma

ˌentᵊlˈōmə

: a genus of parasitic fungi (family Tilletiaceae) that produce abundant conidia on long conidiophores and that comprise the white smuts

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from en- entry 2 + Greek tylōma callus

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