Glomerella

noun

Glom·​er·​el·​la

ˌglämərelə

: a genus of fungi closely related to Gnomonia and characterized by one-celled hyaline ascospores in rostrate perithecia borne in or on a stroma see bitter rot, cotton anthracnose

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin glomer-, glomus ball + New Latin -ella

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