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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 bunt entry 2 — compare ustilago
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