Isaria

noun

Isar·​ia

īˈsa(a)rēə

: a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Stilbellaceae) that are parasitic on insects and have the conidia borne terminally on slender hyphae that cover the coremiums

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from is- + -aria

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