alphitomorphous

adjective

al·​phito·​mor·​phous

al¦fitə¦mȯfəs,

¦alfə(ˌ)tō¦-

: resembling barley meal

—used of certain parasitic fungi

Word History

Etymology

probably from French alphitomorphe, from Greek alphiton barley meal + French -morphe -morphous

First Known Use

circa 1879, in the meaning defined above

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