Pseudosphaeriaceae

plural noun

Pseu·​do·​sphaeriaceae

¦sü(ˌ)dō+

: a family of ascomycetous fungi (order Dothideales) having separate stromata resembling perithecia and each bearing a single ascus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pseud- + Sphaeriaceae

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