Zythia

noun

Zyth·​ia

ˈzithēə

: a genus (the type of the family Zythiaceae) of imperfect fungi characterized by white or bright-colored fleshy or waxy pycnidia and hyaline nonseptate spores

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek zythos beer, ale (perhaps akin to Greek zymē leaven) + New Latin -ia

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