Plasmodiophoraceae

plural noun

Plas·​mo·​di·​oph·​o·​ra·​ce·​ae

: a family of fungi (order Plasmodiophorales) having a multinuclear thallus and often causing hypertrophy in seed plants see plasmodiophora

plasmodiophoraceous

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adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Plasmodiophora, type genus + -aceae

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