sə̇ˌlindrōˈspōrēəm noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from cylindr- + -sporium
: a genus of imperfect fungi (family Melanconiaceae) producing hyaline filiform conidia in acervuli and including many forms that cause leaf and fruit spot diseases and some that are now known to be stages in the life cycles of other fungi — compare : coccomyces