Tilletia

noun Til·le·tia \ tə̇ˈlēsh(ē)ə \

Definition of Tilletia

: a genus (the type of the family Tilletiaceae) of smuts distinguished by single-celled chlamydospores that form a promycelium with a terminal tuft of sporidia — see ²bunt — compare ustilago

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