Tranzschelia

noun

Tranz·​sche·​lia

tran(z)ˈshēlēə

: a genus of rusts (family Pucciniaceae) with 2-celled teliospores resembling those of the genus Puccinia but with two or more attached to a common stalk

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Tranzchel, probably a surname + New Latin -ia

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