spəˈrä.trə̇kəm noun
Etymology: New Latin, from spor- + Greek trich-, thrix hair — more at trichina
1. capitalized : a genus of saprophytic or parasitic imperfect fungi (family Moniliaceae) forming hyaline conidia either solitary or in groups and on short conidiophores — see sporotrichosis
2. plural sporotri·cha -kə : any fungus of the genus Sporotrichum