trichophyton

noun

tricho·​phy·​ton ˌtrik-ə-ˈfī-ˌtän  tri-ˈkäf-ə-ˌtän 

1

capitalized : a genus of fungi of the family Moniliaceae that are parasitic in the skin and hair follicles and include several causing ringworm see epidermophyton

2

: any fungus of the genus Trichophyton