Pyrenochaeta

noun

Py·​re·​no·​chae·​ta

-ˈkētə

: a genus of imperfect fungi (family Sphaeropsidaceae) characterized by setose pycnidia and unicellular hyaline ovate to elongate or cylindric pycnospores

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pyren- + -chaeta

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