Definition of Ravenelia
:a genus of rust fungi (family Pucciniaceae) having the teliospores united into a head on a compound pedicel and being mostly parasites of leguminous plants
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Ravenelia
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Rav·e·nel·ia
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ˌravəˈnēlēə
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-lyə
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Origin and Etymology of ravenelia
New Latin, from Henry W. Ravenel †1887 American botanist + New Latin -ia
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