SINCE 1828
Sphaerophorus
noun
Sphae·roph·o·rus
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sfə̇ˈräfərəs \
Definition of Sphaerophorus
: a genus (the type of the family Sphaerophoraceae) of gymnocarpous lichens characterized by a foliaceous or fruticose thallus with terminal globose apothecia bearing continuous dark-colored ascospores
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