Mycogone

noun

My·​co·​gone

ˈmīkəˌgōn

: a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Moniliaceae) having unequally two-celled conidia on short lateral conidiophores see bubble disease

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from myc- + Greek gonē offspring, race, seed, womb, from the stem of gignesthai to be born

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