Septogloeum

noun

Sep·​to·​gloe·​um

ˌseptəˈglēəm

: a form genus of fungi (order Melanconiales) having hyaline two-septate to several-septate and oblong conidia and including one member (S. profusum) that causes a leaf spot of elm and hazel

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from sept- + -gloeum (from Greek gloios gum)

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