Actinonema

noun

Ac·​ti·​no·​ne·​ma

ˌak-tə-(ˌ)nō-ˈnē-mə

: a form genus of imperfect fungi (order Melanconiales) having hyaline 2-celled spores

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from actin- + -nema

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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