microfungus
noun
mi·cro·fun·gus
ˌmī-krō-ˈfəŋ-gəs 
: a fungus (such as a mold) with a microscopic fruiting body
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Dutch botanists identified the pathogen responsible as a microfungus carried by bark beetles that breed in mature elms.
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Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2020
That epidemic died down in the 1940s — but in the late 1960s, a far more aggressive form of the microfungus showed up.
—Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2020
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Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2020
That epidemic died down in the 1940s — but in the late 1960s, a far more aggressive form of the microfungus showed up.
—Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2020
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“Microfungus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microfungus. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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