Dibotryon

noun

Di·​bot·​ry·​on

dīˈbä‧trēˌän,

-ən

: a genus of parasitic fungi (family Dothideaceae) having hyaline 2-celled spores borne in perithecia formed in dark stromata see black knot

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from di- + Greek botryon cluster of berries

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Rhymes for Dibotryon

• amphitryon
• dandelion
• hawaiian
• ixion
• orion
• procyon
• visayan
• heian
• ion
• lion
• mayan
• scion