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redheaded fungus

noun
variants: or less commonly redheaded scale fungus

Definition of redheaded fungus 

: any of various ascomycetous fungi (genus Sphaerostilbe) that are parasitic on scale insects especially : a fungus (S. aurantiicola)

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