pionnotes

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

pi·​on·​no·​tes

ˌpīəˈnōtēz

: a smooth or tuberculate gelatinous layer of spores (as in fungi of the genus Fusarium)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, probably irregular from Greek piōn fat + nothos spurious

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