ˌsfasəlōˈthēkə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from sphacelus + theca
: a genus of smut fungi bearing teliospores in globose masses that are surrounded by a pseudoparenchymatous layer of tissue
ˌsfasəlōˈthēkə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from sphacelus + theca
: a genus of smut fungi bearing teliospores in globose masses that are surrounded by a pseudoparenchymatous layer of tissue
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012