Coryneum

noun

Cor·​y·​ne·​um

ˌkȯrəˈnēəm,

kəˈrinē-

: a large form genus of imperfect fungi of the family Melanconiaceae having dark-colored fusiform sometimes dry spores with long stalks and several septa see california blight

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek korynē club

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