Fabraea

noun

Fa·​braea

fəˈbrēə

: a genus of ascomycetous fungi (family Mollisiaceae) that includes several leaf parasites with multicellular ascospores

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, probably after Jean H. Fabre †1915 French entomologist

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