Fusicladium

noun

Fu·​si·​cla·​di·​um

ˌfyüzəˈklādēəm

: a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Dematiaceae) that produces one-celled or once-septate spores on short conidiophores usually in extensive groups

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from fusi- + Greek kaldion twig, shoot, diminutive of klados branch, shoot

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