Main Entry: tricho·phy·ton

Pronunciation: \ˌtrik-ə-ˈfī-ˌtän, tri-ˈkäf-ə-ˌtän\

Function: noun

1 capitalized : a genus of ringworm fungi of the family Moniliaceae that have hyaline single-celled spores and are parasitic in the skin and hair follicles of humans and lower mammals—see epidermophyton
2 : any fungus of the genus Trichophyton