Melampsora

noun

Mel·​amp·​so·​ra

ˌmeləm(p)ˈsōrə

: a genus (the type of the family Melampsoraceae) of rusts that have sessile one-celled teliospores in a single layer see flax rust

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from melan- + Greek psōra scab, mange

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