Phyllacora

noun

Phyl·​lac·​o·​ra

fə̇ˈlakərə

: a genus of fungi (order Dothideales) that have the perithecia embedded in flattened black stromata and that include economically important parasites of grasses see tar spot sense 2

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from phyll- + -acora (from Greek achōr dandruff, scurf)

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