Stagonospora

noun

Stag·​o·​nos·​po·​ra

ˌstagəˈnäspərə

: a large cosmopolitan genus of imperfect fungi (family Sphaeropsidaceae) having oblong several-septate hyaline pycniospores and including some forms that cause leaf diseases of economic plants

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek stagon-, stagōn drop (from stazein to drip) + New Latin -o- + -spora

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