taˈfrīnə, təˈf-, -rēnə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek taphrē trench, ditch (akin to Greek taphos tomb) + New Latin -ina — more at epitaph
: a genus (the type of the family Taphrinaceae) of parasitic fungi that produce asci in a superficial hymenium having an indeterminate margin and cause leaf curling and malformations like blisters on various vascular plants — see leaf curl , plum pocket