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Neofabraea

noun
Neo·fabraea | \"+\

Definition of Neofabraea 

: a genus of plant-parasitic fungi (family Mollisiaceae) that form brightly colored apothecia in conidial stromata — see apple anthracnose

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New Latin, from ne- + Fabraea

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