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Glomerella
noun
Glom·er·el·la
\ˌglämərelə\
Definition of Glomerella
: a genus of fungi closely related to Gnomonia and characterized by one-celled hyaline ascospores in rostrate perithecia borne in or on a stroma — see bitter rot cotton anthracnose
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Origin and Etymology of glomerella
New Latin, from Latin glomer-, glomus ball + New Latin -ella
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