ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈläspərə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from physalo- (irregular from Greek physalles bladder, bubble) + -spora
: a genus of fungi (family Mycosphaerellaceae) with hyaline ovoid to oblong nonseptate ascospores including some species that were formerly placed in the form genus Sphaeropsis — see black rot