Cercosporella

noun

Cer·​cos·​po·​rel·​la

(ˌ)sərˌkäspəˈrelə

: a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Moniliaceae) distinguished from the genus Cercospora and other members of the family Dematiaceae mainly by the lack of pigment in the conidiophores and spores see frosty mildew

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Cercospora + -ella

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